Rossetti and the Vastesi

Card, Rossetti's Places

Gabriele Rossetti was already well-known during his lifetime, but only within a small circle of Italian literati who regarded him as a symbol of the anti-papal struggle—particularly against Pope Pius IX. At the time, many saw Pius IX as a potential unifying figure for Italy, making Rossetti’s opposition all the more significant. In 1847, two…

Piazza Rossetti

Masonic symbols in Piazza Rossetti

Card, Mysterious Vasto, Rossetti's Places, Vasto liberty and littoria

Piazza Rossetti in Vasto is rich in Masonic symbols. The monument to Gabriele Rossetti, long requested by the citizens and subject to numerous attempts to raise funds through public subscriptions, particularly among Vasto’s emigrants in the United States, remained a dream for the local administration until 1924. At that time, an unspecified association proposed to…