Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Michele Gordigiani · 1855
Why it's great
Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, the prime minister of Piedmont, was the clever politician who helped unite Italy in the 1860s. Michele Gordigiani painted his portrait in the 1850s.
🏛️ Part of history
The Unification of Italy & Germany (1815–1871) — Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, the prime minister of Piedmont, was the clever politician who helped unite Italy in the 1860s.
Where to see it
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Michele Gordigiani was an Italian painter born in Florence in 1835. He became a popular portrait painter, painting the English poet Robert Browning and Italian politicians such as Cavour. He lived in Florence and died there in 1909.
