#1910s Italy

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Blue and purple day dress, ca. 1910-1912, Italian.

Worn by Virginia Bartolini Baldelli.

Uffizi Gallery.

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Dante's Inferno (1911) Directed by Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan & Giuseppe De Liguoro

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Austro-Hungarian morse code station in transit, Italy, 1917. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

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Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI by Frank Cadogan Cowper circa 1910

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Libero Andreotti, Gorgon, 1911

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Naples, Italy 1911

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Early Lesbian Film: Filibus (1915), Dir. Mario Roncoroni

In this Italian crime thriller from the silent era, The Baroness Troixmond, whose true identity is Filibus, the mysterious air pirate, hatches a plan to frame the detective chasing her for her crimes. Along the way, she disguises herself as a man, seduces the detective's sister, steals a couple priceless diamonds and hatches many a devious plot in her flying submarine.

Watch Filibus in full on its Wikipedia page here.

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SUMMARY: The poet Dante is lost in a dark and gloomy wood when he suddenly sees the light of salvation at the summit of a mountain. To reach the light, Dante must navigate his way through the Inferno before he makes his way to Paradise.

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Italian women,Italy (1900s/1910s)

Photography by Sergey Prokudin-Gorskiy (1863-1944)

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Two female water bearers, Sardinia, Italy, ca 1910.

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Dark Green Pleated Silk Evening Dress, ca. 1910, Italian.

By Mario Fortuny.

National Museums Scotland.

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Poster for the Rome International Exposition (1911). Artwork by Duilio Cambellotti.

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Carrier pigeons of the Austro-Hungarian Army in their protective equipment in case of a gas attack, Trento, 1917. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

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FILIBUS (1915) dir. Mario Roncoroni Baroness Troixmonde, infamously known as Filibus, the mysterious air pirate, commits her thefts then retreats to the safety of her zeppelin. Filibus’ airship is manned by a staff of mask-wearing lackeys who instantly obey her every command. The esteemed detective Hardy sets out on her trail, and Filibus attempts to frame him as the daring villain– all the while slipping in between male and female disguises to romance the detective’s sister. (link in title)

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Carlo Bugatti

Desk and chair

circa 1910

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Portrait of Juan Gris (1915) by Amedeo Modigliani. Metropolitan Museum of Art.