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 "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 "In Livorno, During a Barbaric Raid, a Nun from the Giosue Borsi Nursery, After Leading... 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 "An Extraordinary Tuna Fishing in the Tonnara of Isolapiana, Sardinia 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 "Episodes of Military Life in Tripolitania, Officers and Soldiers Assist in Fortified Posts by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War in Morocco 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 "Closing of the Eucharistic Congress in London, the papal legate gives the blessing 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 "The Faith That Does Not Extinguish 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 serious political moment, the Emperor, the Archduke heir and the Chancellor discuss 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 "Boycott of Austrian Goods in Turkey, Market of White Fezzes in Opposition to Those 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 Struggle of a War Veteran with a Wolf 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 "The Achievements of Italian Sport by Achille Beltrame")
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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 "Attacked in a Polish Forest by a Gigantic Bear, a Poacher 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 "After celebrating their wedding in an airplane, two young Americans wanted to try? 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 "The Final Tomb of Pope Pius XI in the Vatican Grottoes, in St. Peter")
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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 dramas of the sea, shipwreck with five victims of the fishing boat Ricordo near the port of Pesaro 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 "The King attaches the military valor medal to the flag of the Carabinieri cadets, in Rome by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Ardor for War, the Departure of the 50th Regiment from Turin for Tripoli Raised Enthusiasm 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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.jpg "Youth of the Littorio by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Anti-Semitic Riots in Moravia, The Assault on Jewish Houses, in Wsetin by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "While the Battle Rages, Reinforcements Hurry to the Front Line Through the Trenches by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "An Episode of the Sicilian Mafia, Conflict Between Carabinieri and Mafiosi in Vita (Trapani) by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Famous Trials: Assize Court Trial in Viterbo Against Forty Camorristi Accused of Murder by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "An Episode of the General Strike in Milan, Assault on a Brewery in Via Ugo Foscolo Repelled by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Tram Strike in Milan, Strikers Trying to Prevent the Resumption of Service with Other Personnel by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Gigantic Eagle Against Two Hunters by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Spanish Civil War-The fight in the streets of Madrid by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "WWII-1940 1941-North African Campaign-Italian Invasion of Egypt by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Looting of a Temple in the Forbidden City in Beijing by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Catastrophe of the French Submarine Farfadet, the Extraction of the Corpses by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Adventure of an Aviator from Rome to Tokyo by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Near Stendal, Germany, a Farmer Driving a Cart Pulled by Two Horses Was... by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Great Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: rebellion of Palestinian Arabs for the creation of an Independent State in Palestine. Illustration by Achille Beltrame by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Theater of Twenty Thousand in the Courtyard of the Sforza Castle in Milan by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The End of an Albatross That Bombed Venice by Achille Beltrame")
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_un_pontone_galleggiante_dimbarco_sotto_il_peso_di_una_foll_-_(MeisterDrucke-397491).jpg "In Arcachon (France) a Floating Pontoon Collapses Under the Weight of a Crowd by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Battle of Danane, in the Italian Colony of Benadir, Between the Ascari and the Rebel Bimal Tribes by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Dramatic shipwreck of an Italian fishing schooner in the Mediterranean near Alexandria by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Cover Illustration of One Hundred Thousand Workers Marching to Commemorate Bloody Sunday of 1905, Saint Petersburg, Russia by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "New Kind of Firefighters, Elephants Extinguishing a Fire on a Burning Train by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Dramatic Arrival by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "In the lands of ardent passions, dramatic kidnapping of a girl by her lover, in Sicily by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Terrible Famine in Spain, Andalusian Peasants Falling Exhausted from Hunger by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Disastrous Retreat of Ras Mulughieta")
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.jpg "An Episode of the Notarbartolo Trial in Milan, The Risotto for Poor Sicilian Witnesses by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The SKJ in the National Army, A Platoon of Alpine Soldiers Equipped with SKJ Marching on Mont Cenis by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Remarkable Serbian Revenge, Old King Peter Encourages and Enthuses His Soldiers by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Tragedies of the Air by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Great Summer Solemnity of Muslims in Cairo by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Diver being attacked by giant octopus during dive, by Achille Beltrame, illustration, from La Domenica del Corriere, 25th October 1908 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 "The Assassination of King Umberto I in Monza on the Evening of July 29 by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Struggle of a Mayor with a Panther in Algeria by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Gandhi and eighty martyrs heading for salt pan of Jalalpur, illustration by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The End of a Pirate by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "While Two Mountaineers Were Climbing the East Face of Monte Civetta in the Dolomites, the Boulder... by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Terrible Maritime Disaster, the Largest Ocean Liner Titanic Sinks with 1600 People by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Damage of the Libeccio on the Coasts of the Tuscan Archipelago, Crew Abandons a Ship by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Moved and outraged by the end of the Lusitania, the people of London attack and devastate German properties by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Epic Defense of the Alpine Battalion Feltre on Cima Valderoa by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Crowd at the Italian Aeronautics Exhibition in the Milan Park by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Battle of Verdun, Cover Illustration from")
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.jpg "With the Italian advance towards Fezzan, about 600 kilometers inland from Libya by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Cases of Sicily, the Serious Riot at the Quattro Canti of Palermo for the Arrest of Nasi by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Aberrations of Female Suffrage, Suffragette Cuts the Venus with Knife Blows by Achille Beltrame")
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_con_una_cinquantina_di_morti_-_(MeisterDrucke-395676).jpg "Terrifying fire in a theater in Trujillo (Peru), with about fifty people crushed to death at the exit by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Clash in Benadir Between Ascari in the Service of Italy and Abyssinians, the Killing of Captain Bongiovanni by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Assassination of King Don Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Don Luiz in Lisbon on February 1st by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Latest Sports Equipment, Hydrocycles, Are Currently the Distraction of the Day by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Loss of a Work of Art, a Vandal Cuts and Ruins a Masterpiece at the Louvre Museum by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Dramatic Struggle with a Golden Eagle by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "How an Air Raid Was Punished, the End of an Austrian Airplane Hit by Our Fire by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The uniforms of the Italian Army, how the men fighting for the greatness of the Fatherland are dressed by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Idea of an Italian Wrestler and Baritone, Sings the Romance of the Troubadour After Defeating the Opponent by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Belgium, The Forest Railway Disaster by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Thief and the Lion by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Earthquake in Bucharest by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Italian Tripolitania, the First Flights of Military Airplanes Near Tripoli Amid Deep by Achille Beltrame")
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