Achille Beltrame (1871-1945) was born when Italy had just become a united state - and he died when megalomania had ended in Italy's deepest shame. As eventful as the times were in and for Italy - in Beltrame they had an illustrious illustrator, a "chronicler with brush and pencil".
Beltramo was born in 1871 in Arzignano, a town in the province of Vicenza not far from Venice. He was educated in Brera - the Milan district that is generally considered synonymous with the "Accademia di belle Arti" there - by Giuseppe Bertini. But unlike Bertini, whose frescoes and altarpieces were mainly devoted to classical historical and religious themes, Beltrame was more concerned with the present. The young draughtsman made his journeyman's play from 1896 as an employee of the "Casa Ricordi" - the renowned music publisher from Milan that had made the great opera compositions accessible to the general public by means of music books. Beltrane's drawings (including postcards) were a real eye-catcher, as we would say today.
This is how Luigi Albertini, the young publisher of the influential liberal Milanese daily newspaper "Corriere della sera", became aware of him. Especially at the turn of the century illustrated (Sunday) supplements in daily newspapers became popular, and Albertini entrusted Beltrane with the design of his "Domenico del Corriere". Beltrane stayed until 1941, during which time he created over four thousand colour drawings. Until the advent of press photos, this was often the only way to visualize concrete events. Among Beltrane's drawings are "The Assassination of Sarajevo" (which was to lead to World War I in 1914), "The Tricolour about Trieste" (this city was awarded to Italy as the victor of the 1919 war from the bankruptcy assets of Austria-Hungary), but also a massive drawing by the fascist "Duce", Benito Mussolini, from 1936.
At that time Beltranes boss was no longer called Luigi Albertini. In 1922 he had emphatically opposed a takeover by the fascists and had to leave the country in 1925. Beltrane stayed and continued his work until he handed over his office to Walter Molino in 1941. By this time Mussolini had already involved his country in the Second World War, which was to end in a chain of humiliating defeats and lead to the conquest and partial devastation of Italy. Moreno by the way drew for the "Domenico del Corriere" until about 1970. This is apparently no different in Italy than anywhere else in the world: politicians, parties and editors may come and go, but a good illustrator survives them all. Achille Beltrano died in Milan on February 19, 1945, at the age of almost 74. His drawings made him immortal in Italy.
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.jpg "In the middle of the Indian forest, a man waits for the train near the railway line by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Closing of the Eucharistic Congress in London, the papal legate gives the blessing by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Dramas of the Deep Sea, Diver Attacked and Entangled by the Tentacles of a Huge Octopus by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Episodes of Military Life in Tripolitania, Officers and Soldiers Assist in Fortified Posts by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "In Livorno, During a Barbaric Raid, a Nun from the Giosue Borsi Nursery, After Leading... by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "An Extraordinary Tuna Fishing in the Tonnara of Isolapiana, Sardinia by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Glorious and Harsh Conquest of Col di Lana, Peppino Garibaldi Plants the Tricolor on the Conquered Summit by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Boycott of Austrian Goods in Turkey, Market of White Fezzes in Opposition to Those by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Imperial Hunts, Wilhelm II Guest in Bohemia of the Archduke Heir of Austria by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Near Port-Louis, the Capital of Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean, a Deer Attacked by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Italian champions participating in the Tour de France have animated with great energy by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Sad Departure from Genoa of Peasants from Northern Italy Emigrating to America by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Faith That Does Not Extinguish by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Convalescence of Pius X: The Pope Takes His First Steps in the Presence of His Sisters by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Achievements of Italian Sport by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The serious political moment, the Emperor, the Archduke heir and the Chancellor discuss by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Arrival of new century, people welcoming in new century with joy, illustration by Achille Beltrame, from La Domenica del Corriere, January 6 by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Struggle of a War Veteran with a Wolf by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War Between Italy and Turkey, the Flight by Sea of the Inhabitants of Tripoli Following the Invitation by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War in Air: Duel between French plane and German one in sky over Reims, by Achille Beltrame, from La Domenica del Corriere, 25th October 1914 by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Czech Deputies in the Austrian Parliament Resorting to Trumpets, Drums, Whistles, Bells by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "While driving on Lake Maggiore near Angera, a newly purchased speedboat by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War in Morocco by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Flower Show in Piazza Sant")
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.jpg "Outdoor Mass by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Mussolini, Bare-Chested Under the Sun, Threshing Grain in the Pontine Marshes After Twenty Centuries by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and His Wife in Sarajevo, 28th June 1914 by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Thousands of Boys, the Flower of the Italian People, Gathered by Welfare Organizations Throughout by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Attacked in a Polish Forest by a Gigantic Bear, a Poacher by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Final Tomb of Pope Pius XI in the Vatican Grottoes, in St. Peter")
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.jpg "The Dentist and the Hippopotamus by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Dramas of the Sea, the Transatlantic Campania Hit by a Formidable Wave by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Russian Plan for a Lightning Invasion of Finland Has Failed by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Queen Victoria of England on Her Deathbed, Surrounded by Her Children and Grandchildren by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Cover Illustration of Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne, Sarajevo by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Heir to the Austrian Throne, and His Wife by Achille Beltrame")
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_from_La_-_(MeisterDrucke-1117372).jpg "Fighting in Teruel during Spanish Civil War by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "General De Sonnaz, dying, dons his uniform with decorations and toasts the King and the Fatherland by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "At Prestane Station on the Karst Plateau, a Fireman Was Cleaning a Locomotive at Night by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Saint John Bosco. Giovanni Bosco, also known as Don Bosco Italian Priest (1815-1888). Illustration of Achille Beltrame by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War on Snowy Peaks, How Mountain Guns Reach the Most Difficult Positions by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Execution of Cesare Battisti in Trento, illustration from La Domenica del Corriere, July 1916 by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Coronation of Sunjong, Emperor Yunghui of Korea on 20 July, 1907, Cover Illustration of")
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.jpg "The Dramas of the Menageries, Barber Killed by a Lion While Shaving a Tamer in the Cage by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The heroic end of the mutilated Enrico Toti, wounded for the third time, rises and throws his... by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "After the Victory of Ain-Zara, Enthusiastic Welcomes to the Companions Returning with Flags by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Fierce Fight Between a Tiger and a Lion in Florence by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Fire at Westminster Palace, London, after German bombing, illustration from")
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.jpg "Proletarian and Fascist Italy, Italy of Vittorio Veneto and the Revolution, Stand Up! by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Ras Makonnen Bringing a Votive Cross to the Dean of Westminster Abbey in London for Health by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War at Three Thousand Meters, Our Ski Troops Destroy Two Blockhouses with Mines by Achille Beltrame")
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_acclaimed_by_the_people_from_La_Domenica_del_Corrie_-_(MeisterDrucke-312467).jpg "Benito Mussolini acclaimed by the people by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Victims of Duty, A Conflict Between a Brigand and Carabinieri Near Termini with the Killing by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Appearance of the First Bicycle among the Cannibals, in a Village of the Bangwa (Africa) by Achille Beltrame")
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_MUSSOLINI_Benito_(1883-1945)_Italian_fascist_polit_-_(MeisterDrucke-1050945).jpg "Benito Mussolini. The Duce Speaks to the People of Trieste and the World (September 1938). Illustration of Achille Beltrame for Domenica del Corriere by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Death of Leo Tolstoy at the Small Railway Station of Astapovo (Riasan Province) at Dawn on the 20th by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The terrifying battle of Mukden, the fleeing Russian right wing pursued by the Japanese by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Last Moments of Maestro Verdi in His Room at the Milan Hotel by Achille Beltrame")
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_un_orso_ha_aggredito_due_donne_che_serano_recate_ad_attingere_-_(MeisterDrucke-404374).jpg "In Bokain (Bosnia), a Bear Attacked Two Women Who Had Gone to Fetch Water from the Spring by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Arrival of Queen Victoria of England")
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.jpg "How Japanese Officers and Sailors Commit Suicide, Harakiri, Rather Than Surrender by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "During the Offensive in Aragon, the Italian Legionary Aviation Contributed to the Victorious by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Russian Imperials in France, The Women of the Dunkirk Market Offer Traditional Fish by Achille Beltrame")
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 reviewing the militia from La Domenica del Corriere 14th February 1937 - (MeisterDrucke-191110).jpg "Benito Mussolini Reviewing the Militia by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Serious Defeat Given by British Troops to the Mad Mullah in Somalia, The Cavalry Charge by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Durbar in India for the Recognition of the New King of England, The Procession Through the Streets of Delhi by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Russo-Japanese War, Death of Russian Commander General Keller Due to an Obus Explosion by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Visit of Benito Mussolini in Genoa. The Duce greets the city from the Esperia bridge. Illustration by Beltrame. La Domenica del Corriere, 6/06/1926. by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Funerals of Verdi in Milan, The Burial in the Monumental Cemetery by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Exciting rescue, two little sisters pulled from the bottom of a ravine where they had fallen without serious injury by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Battle of Verdun, Cover Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Anglo-Boer War, The Ambush in Which the English Fell While Crossing a Ford at Bushman-Kop by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Political crimes, assassination of Grand Vizier Mahmud Shevket and one of his aides by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Very Curious Novelty of Summer 1920, Human Sailboats Appearing in Large Numbers by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Band of Brigands Attacked by Carabinieri, Four Killed, in a Farmhouse in the Municipality of Novara by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Duke of the Abruzzi First Conquers, on August 5, a Peak Believed to be Inaccessible on Mont Blanc by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Inauguration of the Tripoli-Zuara Railway Line with the Characteristic Muslim Ceremony by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Earthquake in Calabria, Communal Prayers in the Open on the Ruins of Destroyed Villages by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Between Bulgarians and Greeks, a Bulgarian Band Massacred by Greek Bands Near Thessaloniki by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The dramas of the menageries, a wild animal tamer attacked and killed by an enraged bear by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The eruption of Etna, the exodus of the inhabitants of the Etna side threatened by advancing lava by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "From One President of the Republic to Another, the Ceremony of Power Transfer from Loubet by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The King Hands Over the Old Glorious Flag, Taken from the Armory of Turin, to the Artillery by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Aerial Warfare, Thrilling Duel Between a French Airplane and a German Airplane in the Reims Region by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Russo-Japanese War, The Transport of Russian Troops with Troikas Across the Frozen Lake Baikal by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The dramas of high mountains, three climbers fell hundreds of meters during an ascent by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "American extravagances, a goose derby on Madison Avenue in New York, for the inauguration by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Earthquake Shocks in Livorno, the Population Fled at Dawn and Warmed Themselves by the Fires by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Death of Leo XIII, The Public Display of the Body in the Chapel of the Sacrament in St. Peter")
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_The_Japanese_army_crosses_the_Huto_River_ne_-_(MeisterDrucke-1048260).jpg "Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945): The Japanese army crosses the Huto River near Pingshang, under Chinese bombing. Illustration by Achille Beltrame from La domenica del corriere of 17/10/1937 by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The great disasters, German ocean liner that hits, breaks and sinks a submarine by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "In the Bosphorus, half a mile from the coast, at the height of Santo Stefano near Constantinople by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Terrifying Fight Between Wolves and Boars on the Banks of the Tacina, in the Province of Catanzaro by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Assassination of the Minister of the Interior, Sipiaguine, in St. Petersburg by a Student in Disguise by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The massacre of the innocents, the Germans sink the Lusitania, which was carrying almost two thousand people by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Discovery of frozen mammoths in Siberia, illustration from")
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.jpg "The enthusiastic welcome of the Milanese to the Crown Prince, who arrived for the closing of the Trade Fair by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "In Bolognola, on the Marche Apennines, a huge snow avalanche literally buried a part of the village by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Brave Act Was Performed in San Severo, Near Foggia, by a Vanguardist by Achille Beltrame")
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