Pompeo Mariani, 1857-1927

Among the most famous painters of the nineteenth century, Pompeo Mariani through his artistic parable is able to lead us in the life of an extraordinary period for the Bel Paese, which from the Unity of Italy reaches far beyond the European catharsis at the end of 1918, in the midst of cultural revolutions that have made painting one of the most effective tools for understanding our society. --Translated from back cover