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The Macchiaioli were a group of Italian painters from Tuscany, active in the second half of the 19th century, who, breaking with the antiquated conventions taught by the Italian academies of art, painted outdoors in order to capture natural light, shade, and colour. The Macchiaioli were forerunners of the Impressionists who, beginning in the ...
Italian American Congressional Delegation. The bi-cameral and bi-partisan Italian American Congressional Delegation ( IACD) is composed of nearly 200 Members of Congress: twenty-nine who trace their ancestry to Italy and more than 150 Associate IACD Members who, although not Italian American, have an interest in the Italian American Community.
Italian Footballers' Association; UILCA; Structure. Italian unions are built around local chambers of labor (camera del lavoro). These chambers largely do not collectively bargain but serve as the clearinghouse for Italian worker assistance, as opposed to other countries, where workers might first appeal to a national union.
Background. At the beginning of 1943, Italy was facing defeat. The collapse of the African front on 4 November 1942 and the Allied landings in North Africa on 8–12 November exposed Italy to an invasion of the Allied forces. [5] The defeat of the Italian expeditionary force ( ARMIR) in Russia, the heavy bombings of the cities, and the lack of ...
It affiliated to the new Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL), and also to the International Landworkers' Federation. It was initially led by Angelo Formis, then by Amos Zanibelli, Paulo Sartori and, finally, Albino Gorini. The union was CISL's largest affiliate, claiming 361,500 members in 1955, and 214,430 members in 1996.
The Anglo-Italian Agreements of 1938, also called the Easter Pact or the Easter Accords (Italian: Patto or Accordi di Pasqua), were a series of agreements concluded between the British and the Italian governments in Rome on 16 April 1938 to facilitate the Italian government's co-operation in keeping the existing world order and to prevent it from allying with Germany.
Corvette Captain. Ship-of-the-line lieutenant. Ship-of-the-line sublieutenant. Gardemarine. (Ensign) Gardemarine Aspirant. Notes: 1 The rank of "ammiraglio" (admiral) is assigned to the only naval officer promoted as chief of the defense staff. 2 The rank of "ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali" (squadron admiral with special ...
Origins. Engraving showing the plan of the Milan-Como line (1836) The inauguration of the Naples–Portici railway on 3 October 1839, the first Italian railway line. Railways were introduced in Italy when it was still a divided country. The first line to be built on the peninsula was the Naples–Portici line, in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ...