Carabinieri Charge at the Battle of Pastrengo (Carica di Carabinieri nella battaglia di Pastrengo), by Sebastiano de Albertis, 1880-1882, 19th Century, preparatory sketch, 150 x 353 cm

Carabinieri Charge at the Battle of Pastrengo (Carica di Carabinieri nella battaglia di Pastrengo), by Sebastiano de Albertis, 1880-1882, 19th Century, preparatory sketch, 150 x 353 cm Italy, Lombardy, Sondrio, Banca Popolare. Whole artwork view. Animated scene depicting the assault of the Carabinieri on horseback, incited by their commander, who turns his head in order to look his men stirring his saber, standing out in the middle of the work; on the right, deep in the crowd and ash created by the hoofs of the horses, can be distinguished a bugler; next to the official leading the charge can be seen a stone on which is the inscription Pastrengo; the background is coloured in sepia; at the bottom, yellow and green spots of colour. (Paolo e Federico Manusardi/Electa/Mondadori Portfoliovia Getty Images)