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The 200 prints that make up the Risorgimento photographic fund offer an important record of the history of the Italian Risorgimento, particularly in the Romagna region. They include striking portraits of the main figures involved in the ‘Trafila Romagnola’ – Garibaldi’s famous escape through Romagna – such as Nino
Bonnet and the brothers Francesco and Battista Manetti. Moreover, the collection features the key places of this adventure: such as Garibaldi’s hut, where Anita Garibaldi died, and the Guiccioli farm in Mandriole, where the fugitives found shelter.
Other photographs portray veterans and patriots – often unknown – alongsideimages of Garibaldi heirlooms, letters, documents, places, and figures from his South American adventure. Particularly significant are the portraits of Garibaldi himself, including the famous one taken by the Alinari, bearing a handwritten dedication to Giuseppe Savini.
