Times of history, times of art. Cesare Battisti between Vienna and Rome
In the centenary of the tragic events, the exhibition brings to light the historian, politician, geographer and writer Battisti through documents, photographies, letters, paintings, drawings, sculptures which narrate his life and his mindset.
Cesare Battisti died on the 12th July 1916 on the gallows set up in the ditch of Buonconsiglio Castle, where was kept prisoner after his capture. He was put on trial in the Stua della Famea, a room that was part of the Prince-Bishops' dwelling. This event gave rise to contrasting feelings in Italy and abroad and was exploited as propaganda for national ideologies.
The tragic end of Cesare Battisti, together with the deaths of Fabio Filzi, Damiano Chiesa and other prisoners, gave the role of place dedicated to Battisti's memory to the castle, rather than to his mausoleum on the Doss Trento. In the centenary of the tragic events, who are contextualised in the programme for the commemoration of the First World War, the exhibition brings to light the historian, politician, geographer and writer Battisti through documents, photographies, letters, paintings, drawings, sculptures which narrate his life and his mindset.
