The Italian camp after the Battle of Magenta 1862

"The Italian Camp After the Battle of Magenta" (1862) by Giovanni Fattori captures the aftermath of a pivotal battle in the Second Italian War of Independence. This large-scale painting, now housed in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, depicts a scene of both chaos and order. The painting shows a field hospital with soldiers being tended to by a nun, while other soldiers in the background march off into the distance, suggesting the ongoing nature of the conflict. Fattori's attention to detail and his depiction of the emotional toll of war make "The Italian Camp After the Battle of Magenta" a powerful and moving work of art.