The Killing of Carlotta Aschieri on October 6, 1866. Last Memory of Austria

The civil and political issues that Emilian artist Pietro Rossi (1829-1893) portrayed in his paintings are associated with pivotal periods in the history of the Italian Risorgimento. The painting "The Killing of Carlotta Aschieri on October 6, 1866, Last Remembrance of Austria", which was presented at the Exhibition of the Society of Fine Arts in Verona in 1867, recounts a tragic news story. Following negotiations between the Austrians and the French for the surrender of the Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy, peace between Austria and Italy was signed in Vienna on October 3, and the eviction of the Austrian army began. This followed negotiations between the Austrians and the French for the surrender of the Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy. In Verona, the Austrians' rage and resigned expression collided with public displays of joy from the local populace. On October 6, 1866, a moment of tension degenerated into an argument in which soldiers and civilians were involved, including the young Carlotta Ascheri, 25 years old and pregnant, who was fatally pierced by an Austrian bayonet inside the Zampi café where she had sought shelter with her husband.