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Giuliano Balbino
Apology Letter by Giuliano Balbino - 1938

1938

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This is a Apology Letter by Giuliano Balbino to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, June 11, 1938 (from the stamps). One page, double-sided, on letterhead paper "Senato del Regno". On laid paper. In Italian. Excellent condition, including original envelope. Autograph letter signed in which the Italian senator has to decline the Countess' invitation because of the precarious health state of his wife. Balbino Giuliano (Fossano, 1879 - Rome, 1958) Balbino Giuliano was an Italian politician and historian, senator of the Kingdom since 1934. In 1925 he began his career in the academic world first as a lecturer and then as a faculty dean. In 1904 he was initiated into Freemasonry in the "Valle del Chiento" lodge in Camerino, then he joined Fascism and was elected deputy for the National Fascist Party in 1924 and 1929. Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Education from 1924 to 1925, he was the minister of National Education of the Mussolini government from 1929 to 1932: he imposed the oath of allegiance to the regime on university professors. Appointed senator of the Kingdom in 1934, after the fall of fascism he retired to private life. After the war he was referred to the High Court of Justice for the Sanctions against Fascism but benefited from the Togliatti amnesty and was not condemned. Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971) Best-known as "Mimì" Pecci-Blunt , the Italian noblewoman was an art collector, patron and nephew of Pope Leo XIII. Extremely volcanic, she was very active in the cultural field, opening numerous lounges, galleries and theaters. In 1919 she married Cecil Blumenthal, later changed to Blunt, a wealthy Jewish banker from New York, heir to an important collection of nineteenth-century French painting. His Parisian and Roman salons was frequented by artists and intellectuals of the caliber of Salvador Dalì, Paul Valery, Poulenc, Paul Claudel, and Aldo Palazzeschi!
  • Creator:
    Giuliano Balbino
  • Creation Year:
    1938
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1155981stDibs: LU65037616972

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