RAFFAELE PONTREMOLI (1832-1906). ITALIAN PAINTER.. Italian Unification. Second Italian War of Independence or Franco-Austrian War, 1859. Battle of Palestro (30-31 May, 1859). The Austrian troops were defeated by a combined Piedmontese and French army under Victor Emmanuel II. "Battle of Palestro (31 May, 1859)". Painting by Raffaele Pontremoli (1832-1905). Oil on canvas, 1860. Detail. Museum of the Risorgimento. Milan. Italy. (On loan, MIBAC Soprintendenza Belle Arti e Paesaggio, Milan).
Italian Unification. Second Italian War of Independence or Franco-Austrian War, 1859. Battle of Palestro (30-31 May, 1859). The Austrian troops were defeated by a combined Piedmontese and French army under Victor Emmanuel II. "Battle of Palestro (31 May, 1859)". Painting by Raffaele Pontremoli (1832-1905). Oil on canvas, 1860. Detail. Museum of the Risorgimento. Milan. Italy. (On loan, MIBAC Soprintendenza Belle Arti e Paesaggio, Milan).