LA PITTURA ITALIANA DELL'OTTOCENTO | 1996 | GRECO | PETRUSA | VALENTE

La pittura italiana dell’Ottocento (Electa, 1996), by Silvio Greco, Nello Petrusa, and Alfredo Valente, offers a comprehensive survey of Italian 19th-century painting, a period marked by artistic innovation and cultural transformation. The volume examines key movements—from Neoclassicism and Romanticism to Realism, the Macchiaioli, and Symbolism—placing them within their social and historical contexts. Richly illustrated, the book highlights the interplay between regional schools, the emergence of national identity, and the dialogue with European trends. Both analytical and documentary, it serves as an essential reference for understanding how Italian painting contributed to the broader currents of modern art history.