Pasque Veronesi
The Pasque Veronesi ("Veronese Easter") were a revolt of the Veronese against the French occupation in 1797. They lasted from April 17th, an Easter Monday, to April 25th, the day of the Evangelist Mark , patron saint of the Republic of Venice .
The Pasque Veronesi ended with the defeat of the insurgents. Leaders were executed, Verona had to pay heavy damages and many signs of Veronese or Venetian rule were destroyed. Veronese cultural assets were looted, including tombstones from Roman times (from the Museo Lapidario Maffeiano ), manuscripts from seven centuries (from the Biblioteca capitolare di Verona ) and paintings by well-known artists such as Titian ('Pala dell'Assunta') and Paolo Veronese (' Il martirio del Santo ').
The Pasque Veronesi have been compared to the Sicilian Vespers , but are less well known (probably because of their failure).
literature
- Francesco M. Agnoli:
- Le Pasque Veronesi. Quando Verona insorse contro Napoleone (from 17 to 25 April 1797) . Cherchio, Rimini 1998, ISBN 88-86583-47-8 .
- I processi delle Pasque veronesi. Gli insorti veronesi davanti al tribunale militare rivoluzionario francese (maggio 1797-gennaio 1798) . Cerchio, 2002, ISBN 978-8884740083 .
- Antonio Maffei: Dalle pasque veronesi alla pace di Campoformido. La fine della dominazione veneziana in Verona (marzo 1797-gennaio 1798)
- Volume 1. Chercio 2005, ISBN 978-8884741011
- Volume 2. Chercio 2006, ISBN 978-8884741097
Web links
- Enrico Bevilacqua (1897): Le pasque veronesi; monografia storica documentata