Italian Political Cartoon, 1880
Posted on February 11, 2010, 10:29AM.
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I volatori. Les messieurs qui volent
Italian political cartoon shows a large balloon ("Politica") in the shape of a man ready to gobble up the moon ("Oriente") defended by a man ("Turco") holding a fork. Other armed men representing the nations of Europe and North Africa are falling off the balloon into the frying pan of war ("Guerra") held by the Roman god Mars ("Marte").
Original hand-colored lithograph first created and published in Italy by Stab. lit. di P. Barigazzi, in 1880.
Title from item. "Illus. from: Papagallo, n. 43, anno VIII ; Le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, n. 43, dimanche 24 octobre 1880. Caption (Italian): I fiduciosi si lasciano portare in alto al punto che il globo piglia un foro col pericolo di cadere nella padella e dalla padella nelle bragie. Caption (French): Les confiants se laissent emporter en haut jusqu á se faire un trou contre la lune avec le danger de tomber dans la poële et de la poële sur la braise.
Tags: Baloons, Cartoon, Collections, Mars, Political Cartoon, Classic Posters, Aviation
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A little translation help here please?
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