Girolamo Induno’s “Sad Presentiment” of 1862 and the Bust of Garibaldi

A girl pines for her beloved and scrolls through their photos together on an iPhone. Girolamo Induno, 1862.

On the wall, as a tribute to romantic memories, hangs a reproduction of Francesco Hayez's "The Kiss".

So that is how it goes: they wander about kissing, and then sit winding a braid around a finger.

The painting is actually called "A Sad Presentiment" and is supposed to depict a girl anxious for her lover, who is fighting for the independence of Italy. It is no accident that the central place in the canvas is occupied not by the heroine but by the hero, and a hero of the Italian revolution at that, Garibaldi, represented as a little bust in a niche by the bed.