Cartoon, The Hero and The Saint (Giuseppe Garibaldi)
Cartoon, The Hero and The Saint -- Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian revolutionary, fights against the unhealthy influence of religious superstition, as he orders a Catholic monk to step off the edge of a cliff. The hope is for greater freedom for Italy in the future, and a more positive, modern outlook, without reliance on holy relics and con tricks such as the supposed Blood of St Januarius and Ye Winking Picture
Picture No
12919089
Media ID
47693102
Size
5451px x 4195px
(3.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch', 22 September 1860
Date
1860


