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The scream of the Balilla: "CHE L'INSE?" Painted by the neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David On December 5, 1746 one of the Austro-Piedmontese troops, which had recently occupied Genoa, was carrying a heavy cannon through the Portoria district, when the piece of artillery got stuck in the mud, the Austrian commander thought well to order the population present to free their firearms from the mud, a rather rude and arrogant intimation to which a certain Giovan Battista Perasso called Balilla, a boy of 11, replied, who hurled a stone at the officer shouting "che l'inse?", which in dialect means "should I start?" or "Do you want me to start?". The Genoese people, who evidently felt the victim of bullying and harassment by the occupying army, took the opportunity to unleash a furious revolt which led the Austrian troops to withdraw from Genoa. From that day on, the Balilla became an icon of patriotic value and rebellion against foreign occupation, in fact it was adopted during the Risorgimento (Mameli dedicated a verse to it in his hymn "Il Canto degli Italiani", better known as "Fratelli d'Italia"), and during the fascist regime (the "National Opera Balilla" was established for the assistance and physical and moral education of youth; the main task of the institution was to educate the younger generations to the fascist ideology). The fall of fascism also dragged the icon of Balilla with it, in fact today it does not seem celebrated as much as it deserves, fortunately the symbol of the popular revolt of Genoa remains the fourth verse of the Anthem of the Italian Republic: "The children of Italy are called Balilla". Technique: AI-generated image (Midjourney v5.2)
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Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24.8 W x 24.8 H x 0 D in
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Born in Budrio (Bo) in 1960; He lives in Argenta in the province of Ferrara. From an early age is fond of drawing, painting and plastic techniques, this interest led him to deepen his art studies, first at the Institute of Art in Bologna, course of Decorative Painting, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, section Decoration. In the academic field develops the knowledge of various artistic techniques, but especially of photography, engraving and silk-screen printing; the latter technique is dedicated to the thesis which is entitled, "SILK-SCREEN PRINTING: TECHNIQUE AND ART (notes and reflections)", the written dissertation explores, in particular, the work of the artist Andy Warhol, one of the major US Pop Art artists. Upon graduation, turns off the interest in artistic practices, however, after a long period of inactivity that lasted nearly 30 years, is reborn strong desire to express himself, but today the basic techniques acquired at the time of 'Academy are backed, no doubt, by a most original and mature personality.
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