Historia Minuta

War Propaganda

A collection of past Notes on propaganda imagery in Italy during WW1 and WW2.

May 24 • Historia Minuta

The Leopard: Archive

Notes written over time on the novel, Visconti’s film, and the world they portray

May 24 • Historia Minuta

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Rome. Republic. Come.

April 26, 1849: The Eternal City faces French troops and chooses to resist.

May 3 • Historia Minuta

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February 2026

The Futurist suit becomes anti-neutral

Fashion, propaganda and war in 1914

Feb 16 • Historia Minuta

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Maramaldo

From captain of fortune to vintage insult

Feb 8 • Historia Minuta

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January 2026

Venice on Ice

The Big Chill of 1929

Jan 5 • Historia Minuta

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December 2025

Two Girls in White

A portrait in Florence, a grave in Rome, and the memory that links them.

Dec 8, 2025 • Historia Minuta

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November 2025

The Empress's Suitcase

Habsburg jewels in a Quebec vault

Nov 10, 2025 • Historia Minuta

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October 2025

The Witch of Todi

The trial of Matteuccia di Francesco (1428)

Oct 30, 2025 • Historia Minuta

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How Did Cleopatra Die? Poison, Power, and Myth

The uncertain science of a queen’s last act

Oct 7, 2025 • Historia Minuta

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September 2025

Michelangelo’s Revenge: The Vatican Official Painted into Hell

A complaint about nudity turned into eternal damnation on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel.

Sep 16, 2025 • Historia Minuta

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When Caravaggio Threw a Plate at a Waiter in Rome

A quarrel over eight artichokes reveals the painter’s volatile temper in early 17th-century Rome.

Sep 2, 2025 • Historia Minuta

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