Gerolamo Induno - Artist Info

About Gerolamo Induno

  • Biography

    Gerolamo Induno (Italian, 1827-1890) Born in Milan, Gerolamo Induno was both an artist and a revolutionary soldier, fighting in some of the earliest skirmishes of the Italian War of Independence alongside his brother Domenico, and later at Crimea, where he served with the Bersaglieri corps. Much of Induno's artistic output reflected his military experience, and he produced numerous sketches while serving as a soldier. In works such as The Battle of Magenta and The Wounded Garibaldi after the Battle of Aspromonte, Induno created a patriotic narrative of the birth of modern Italy, and he was regarded by Garibaldi as the official recorder of Italian unification. In the years following unification, Induno's output became more diverse, his...

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