VIVA V.E.R.D.I.
DURING THE STRUGGLE against Austrian
rule, Italian patriots painted “Viva Verdi”
on walls. The graffiti was both an expres-
sion of admiration for the musician, whose surname also conveniently formed the acronym: Vittorio Emanuele Red’Italia—
Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy.
ENGRAVING DEPICTING AN ITALIAN CITY AROUND 1850
