Italia Redenta by Charles Ricketts
Charles Ricketts's dramatic composition captures a pivotal moment of geopolitical transformation. Italy's winged figure ascends triumphantly above Austria-Hungary's double-headed eagle, whilst captive nations below await liberation, a visual manifesto of Allied solidarity and the promise of redemption through unified action.
Ricketts, born in Geneva to Anglo-French parents and schooled across Europe before settling in England, brought cosmopolitan sophistication to this 1917 government commission. His print reveals how Britain strategically portrayed Italy's 1915 shift from neutrality to the Allied cause as an act of heroic awakening rather than political calculation.
- This limited-edition lithograph documents the propaganda machinery that shaped how millions understood the war's moral dimensions and the nations fighting for civilisation's future. A powerful artifact of wartime messaging and artistic vision combined.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
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Charles Ricketts's dramatic composition captures a pivotal moment of geopolitical transformation. Italy's winged figure ascends triumphantly above Austria-Hungary's double-headed eagle, whilst captive nations below await liberation, a visual manifesto of Allied solidarity and the promise of redemption through unified action.
Ricketts, born in Geneva to Anglo-French parents and schooled across Europe before settling in England, brought cosmopolitan sophistication to this 1917 government commission. His print reveals how Britain strategically portrayed Italy's 1915 shift from neutrality to the Allied cause as an act of heroic awakening rather than political calculation.
- This limited-edition lithograph documents the propaganda machinery that shaped how millions understood the war's moral dimensions and the nations fighting for civilisation's future. A powerful artifact of wartime messaging and artistic vision combined.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
