{"id":13126,"date":"2025-09-23T10:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breradesigndistrict.it\/?p=13126"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:48:13","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breradesigndistrict.it\/en\/news\/curiosita\/bacio-hayez-pinacoteca\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hayez Kiss","raw":"The Hayez Kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The hidden meaning of the painting<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A kiss is the simplest and most romantic of gestures, but behind it can also lie acts of courage and rebellion, as well as political ideals.

Francesco Hayez painted his most famous painting in 1859, but what is its story and meaning?
We are in the 19th century, the age of Romanticism, a movement linked not only to love but also to strong acts of patriotism and nationalism that would lead to the unification of the country in 1861.

Hayez, a patriot and nationalist, wanted to hide a strong political criticism of the Austrian occupation of Lombardy in his painting The Kiss.

Behind what appears to be a romantic and passionate farewell kiss between two lovers, we notice some elements that suggest the painting’s non-romantic nature:\u00a0
– a dagger sticks out from the young man’s cloak (he could be a patriot ready to fight against the invader)
– the shadow of a figure on the left, who seems to be spying on the scene

Among the political symbols hidden within the work are the colours of the two lovers’ clothes, which refer to the Italian and French flags.
The use of colour is even more accentuated in the third version of the painting, which features the addition of a white cloth on the stairs.

Hayez painted several versions of The Kiss.
The year in which the painting was created, 1859, is no coincidence, as a few months earlier Vittorio Emanuele II and Napoleon III entered Milan to celebrate the success of the Risorgimento struggles.
The painting was commissioned from the artist by Count Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto: and so we have a work that symbolises romantic patriotism.\u00a0

Source: https:\/\/neiade.com\/blog\/bacio-pinacoteca-brera\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n

A kiss is the simplest and most romantic of gestures, but behind it can also lie acts of courage and rebellion, as well as political ideals.

Francesco Hayez painted his most famous painting in 1859, but what is its story and meaning?
We are in the 19th century, the age of Romanticism, a movement linked not only to love but also to strong acts of patriotism and nationalism that would lead to the unification of the country in 1861.

Hayez, a patriot and nationalist, wanted to hide a strong political criticism of the Austrian occupation of Lombardy in his painting The Kiss.

Behind what appears to be a romantic and passionate farewell kiss between two lovers, we notice some elements that suggest the painting's non-romantic nature:\u00a0
- a dagger sticks out from the young man's cloak (he could be a patriot ready to fight against the invader)
- the shadow of a figure on the left, who seems to be spying on the scene

Among the political symbols hidden within the work are the colours of the two lovers' clothes, which refer to the Italian and French flags.
The use of colour is even more accentuated in the third version of the painting, which features the addition of a white cloth on the stairs.

Hayez painted several versions of The Kiss.
The year in which the painting was created, 1859, is no coincidence, as a few months earlier Vittorio Emanuele II and Napoleon III entered Milan to celebrate the success of the Risorgimento struggles.
The painting was commissioned from the artist by Count Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto: and so we have a work that symbolises romantic patriotism.\u00a0

Source: https:\/\/neiade.com\/blog\/bacio-pinacoteca-brera\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":2,"featured_media":13128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_it_post_content":"\n\n\n

Il bacio \u00e8 il pi\u00f9 semplice e romantico dei gesti, ma dietro di esso possono celarsi anche atti di coraggio e ribellione, cos\u00ec come ideali politici.

Francesco Hayez dipinse il suo pi\u00f9 celebre quadro nel 1859, ma la sua storia ed il suo significato quali sono?
Siamo nell'800 nel secolo del Romanticismo, una corrente non solo legata all'amore ma anche a forti atti di patriottismo e nazionalismo che porteranno al raggiungimento dell'Unit\u00e0 del Paese nel 1861.
Hayez, patriotta e nazionalista, nel suo dipinto Il Bacio, vuole nascondere una forte critica politica nei confronti dell'occupazione austriaca in Lombardia.

Dietro a quello che all'apparenza sembra un romantico e appassionato bacio di congedo tra due amanti notiamo alcuni elementi che suggeriscono la natura non solo romantica del dipinto:
- un pugnale che sporge dal mantello del giovane (potrebbe essere un patriota pronto a combattere contro l'invasore)
- l'ombra di una figura, sulla sinistra, che sembra spiare la scena 

Tra i simboli politici nascosti all'interno dell'opera troviamo anche i colori dei vestiti dei due amanti, che rimandano alla bandiera italiana e a quella francese.
L'uso dei colori \u00e8 ancora pi\u00f9 accentuato nella terza versione del dipinto che vede l'aggiunta di un panno bianco sulle scale.

Hayez dipinse infatti diverse versioni del bacio.
L'anno in cui \u00e8 stato realizzato il dipinto, 1859, non \u00e8 un caso in quanto pochi mesi prima Vittorio Emanuele II e Napoleone III entrarono a Milano per celebrare il successo delle lotte risorgimentali.
Il dipinto fu commissionato all\u2019artista dal conte Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto: ed ecco cos\u00ec un\u2019opera simbolo del patriottismo romantico. 

Fonte: https:\/\/neiade.com\/blog\/bacio-pinacoteca-brera\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","_it_post_name":"bacio-hayez-pinacoteca","_it_post_excerpt":"","_it_post_title":"Il Bacio di Hayez","_en_post_content":"\n\n\n

A kiss is the simplest and most romantic of gestures, but behind it can also lie acts of courage and rebellion, as well as political ideals.

Francesco Hayez painted his most famous painting in 1859, but what is its story and meaning?
We are in the 19th century, the age of Romanticism, a movement linked not only to love but also to strong acts of patriotism and nationalism that would lead to the unification of the country in 1861.

Hayez, a patriot and nationalist, wanted to hide a strong political criticism of the Austrian occupation of Lombardy in his painting The Kiss.

Behind what appears to be a romantic and passionate farewell kiss between two lovers, we notice some elements that suggest the painting's non-romantic nature:\u00a0
- a dagger sticks out from the young man's cloak (he could be a patriot ready to fight against the invader)
- the shadow of a figure on the left, who seems to be spying on the scene

Among the political symbols hidden within the work are the colours of the two lovers' clothes, which refer to the Italian and French flags.
The use of colour is even more accentuated in the third version of the painting, which features the addition of a white cloth on the stairs.

Hayez painted several versions of The Kiss.
The year in which the painting was created, 1859, is no coincidence, as a few months earlier Vittorio Emanuele II and Napoleon III entered Milan to celebrate the success of the Risorgimento struggles.
The painting was commissioned from the artist by Count Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto: and so we have a work that symbolises romantic patriotism.\u00a0

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