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 "Episodes of Military Life in Tripolitania, Officers and Soldiers Assist in Fortified Posts 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 Faith That Does Not Extinguish 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 "While driving on Lake Maggiore near Angera, a newly purchased speedboat 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 "Crime in Sardinia, carabinieri dealing with three feared fugitives who were killed or captured 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 "Closing of the Eucharistic Congress in London, the papal legate gives the blessing by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Flower Show in Piazza Sant")
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.jpg "Meal of Two Foremen on the Frame of a Skyscraper in New York 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 "In Livorno, During a Barbaric Raid, a Nun from the Giosue Borsi Nursery, After Leading... 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 "Czech Deputies in the Austrian Parliament Resorting to Trumpets, Drums, Whistles, Bells 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 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 "The Sad Departure from Genoa of Peasants from Northern Italy Emigrating to America 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 Andrea Doria battleship run aground near Gallipoli, from La Domenica del Corriere 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 Achievements of Italian Sport 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 "An Extraordinary Tuna Fishing in the Tonnara of Isolapiana, Sardinia 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 "The Regressions of Civilization, the Violence of the Grain Dockers of the Port of Genoa to Protest Against the Silos 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 "In the Name of Freedom, in the Name of the Future of the Homeland, in the Name of an Honest and Stable Peace by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Punished Trap, Our Men Leave the Trenches for a False Surrender by the Austrians by Achille Beltrame")
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_La_Cavalleria_Disperde_I_Contadini_Rivol_-_(MeisterDrucke-399462).jpg "The Serious Disorders in Cerignola (Foggia), the Cavalry Disperses the Revolting Peasants 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 "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 ferocious crime of Genoa, two Marseilles apaches who kill four people out of malice by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Between Carabinieri and Criminals: Dramatic Gunfight Around a Rustic House by Achille Beltrame")
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_un_toro_inferocito_dall_-_(MeisterDrucke-404353).jpg "During a Bullfight in Zaragoza (Spain), an Enraged Bull from the Wounds of? by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "During the voyage from Singapore to London on a steamer, a tiger managed to escape from its cage by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "On the Extreme Limits of War, One of Our Advanced Scouts, in Picturesque Winter Attire 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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_Una_Coraggiosa_Contadina_Che_Salva_La_Vita_A_-_(MeisterDrucke-399476).jpg "The Drama of Costa-Piana (Chiavari), A Brave Peasant Woman Saves Her Husband")
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.jpg "Intimate Dramas, a French Captain Attempting to Kill General Oudard by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The War Between Russia and Japan, The Destruction of Two Russian Ships Near Chemulpo (Korea) by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "War from above, our airship drops bombs on the railway junction of Divaccia, causing severe damage by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Massacre of Pastena, a Colossal Conjugal Revenge by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Fire of an Entire Village in the Como Area, The Provost Blesses the Houses Attacked by Flames by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The great dangers of naval warfare, sailors working to remove mines from the Dardanelles by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Flower Tribute on the Day of the Dead by Lombard Ladies at the Site of the Assassination by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Great Aerial Demonstration for the Celebration of the March on Rome, Two Hundred and Seventy by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Twenty Young Ladies in the Lake! by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Episodes of the War, French Troops Fleeing from an Underground Trench Bombarded by Enemies 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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_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 Funerals of Verdi in Milan, The Burial in the Monumental Cemetery by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Dishonorable War, the Austrians Fire on a Priest, Doctors, and Medics 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 "To leave, they say, is to die a little by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Condemned to Death, a Furious Night Assault by Japanese Soldiers on One of the Forts of Port Arthur by Achille Beltrame")
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_salva_un_compagno_cad_-_(MeisterDrucke-399414).jpg "Humble Heroes, a Railway Worker at the Marano Station (Venice) Saves a Companion Who Fell Between the Wheels by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Dramatic Shipwreck of the Steamship Lusitania, on the Beach of Ferryland (North America) by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Despite the Harsh Climate, Italian Soldiers of the Murmansk Contingent Do Not Lack ? by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Against the Enemy from Above, Our Anti-Aircraft Batteries Stop an Austrian Airplane Raid by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The greatest battle in Tripolitania on September 20 in Zanzur, around a cannon by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Modern piracy, a large Russian steamer attacked and robbed in the Black Sea by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Arrival in Chicago and triumphant welcome of the black Johnson, winner of the boxing match by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "How the Recent Air Raid on Bari Ended, the Enemy Aircraft Recovered and the Aviators Captured by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Massacre of Sheep Occurred on the Road Connecting Bra to Alba in the Province of Cuneo by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Battle of February 27, Bayonet Conquest of the Mergheb Heights Near Homs Routing the Turco-Arabs by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Solemn Inaugural Session of the Academy of Italy, in the Hall of the Horatii and Curiatii, in the Capitol by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Recent Eruption of Vesuvius, an Episode of Terror and Pity in the Threatened Villages by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Paris-Milan Express Train Derailed at Montereau Station, the Locomotive Crashed by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Bicetre Asylum Near Paris, Set on Fire by a Madman, Causing All the Poor Insane to Flee by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "King Victor Emmanuel, Accompanied by the Crown Prince, Reviews a Brigade by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Mountain Pipers, Came to Play, Returned Played by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Military Review in Honor of President Loubet in Rome, the Cyclist Bersaglieri Parade by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "During a Stormy Voyage between Sardinia and Tunisia, the Italian Steamer Duce? by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The picturesque convoys of primitive carts pulled by oxen and driven by militarized peasants by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The King and Salandra visit the front of our war, among the enthusiastic acclamations of the troops by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Immense and Terrible War, Avalanches of Russian Soldiers Descend into Prussia and Galicia by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Tragic Sunday Trip on Lake Lecco, a Boat Capsized with Nineteen People All Drowned by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "A Russian Warship, Whose Crew Rebelled, Bombarded by Other Russian Ships and Sunk 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 "Attempt Against Sultan Abdul Hamid During the Selamlik at the Hamidie Mosque in Constantinople by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "An Episode of the Uprising Against Italian Workers in La Motte-d")
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.jpg "The Stratagems of the Defeated, the Austrians Try to Stop Our Offensive on the Isonzo with Flames by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Discovery of frozen mammoths in Siberia, illustration from")
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.jpg "The King Emperor Visits the Twenty-Third Trade Fair in Milan, Rich with Over Five Thousand... by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Inauguration of the Monument at Col di Lana by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Dramas of the Air, The Aeronaut Zambianchi Miraculously Saved in Sulmona, Hanging from a Burning Balloon by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Italian Conquest of Distant Fezzan, Celebrations and Tributes from the Black Population of Brak by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Breaking Through the Parapet of a Bridge Near Granada, a Truck Carrying Twenty-Five People by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The dramatic adventure of an alpine soldier, suspended over a ravine, fights and drives away a group of Austrians by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Unsung heroism, railway brake guard who holds and saves a traveler caught in a moving train by Achille Beltrame")
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_clashes_between_Japanese_and_Chinese_weapon_-_(MeisterDrucke-930378).jpg "Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945): clashes between Japanese and Chinese near Pekin. Illustration by Achille Beltrame from")
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.jpg "Mountain Dramas, 81-Year-Old Man Rescued in Alta Valle Stura After a Night Spent in the Snow by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "The Departure from London to the United States of Jingo, The Farewell Demonstrations by Achille Beltrame")
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.jpg "Arrival of a Russian hero, General Stoessel, and his wife in Japan after the surrender of Port Arthur by Achille Beltrame")
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