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title: CASTIGLIONE

subject date: 2015-11-15

caption: SEDUCTION Bold portrait of the Countess of Castiglione looking through a small oval frame as if it were a mask, perhaps an enigmatic allusion to the underground activity carried out in favor of the nascent Kingdom of Italy during key events of the time, thanks to contacts with powerful men derived from her social position and put to good use with intelligence and charm. Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Carlotta Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoini, married Verasis Asinari (23 March 1837 – 28 November 1899), Italian noblewoman and secret agent, cousin-in-law of Camillo Benso Count of Cavour who guided her in diplomatic intrigues, was considered among the most beautiful and fascinating women of her time. Photograph Mayer et Pierson, Paris circa 1862.

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Italia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

instructions: Per utilizzi: Fototeca Gilardi - t. 02 3931 2652

file date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 3616

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

subject century: XIX

subject epoch: Risorgimento

technique: Fotografia

id: 38225

file name: FSNgilardi_3616.jpg

keywords

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