Views taken from real life in the surroundings of Lecco and elsewhere, illustrative of the novel The Betrothed, dedicated to Alessandro Manzoni
Giovanni Battista Ganzini Italian
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This album, published by the Milan-based studio photographer Ganzini, records the locations memorialized in the Italian Romantic writer Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed (1827). The historical novel, considered a classic of Italian literature, recounts the tale of Renzo and Lucia, star-crossed lovers from Lombardy’s peasantry who attempt to wed despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Produced during the infancy of Italian nationhood, the album attests to photography’s role in promoting patriotic sentiment.
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