The collections of Miramare Castle in Trieste have been enriched by a patriotic painting made in 1861 and sent to Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy since 17 March of that year. It is "Allegory of Trieste and Istria", a work by Annibale Strata, a painter who among other things had actively taken part in the uprisings of 1848-'49. The work, recovered from the archives of the Royal Palace of Turin as part of a recovery and enhancement project promoted by the Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini, will remain on display in the wing of the castle where the Duke of Aosta had stayed for several years. The Piccolo -...