Raffaele Pontremoli

He assisted the Battalion of Palestro and San Martino; one of his drawings was purchased by Emperor Napoleon III, and presented to King Victor Emanuel II.

Among his works is a large canvas depicting La presa di Mola di Gaeta, found at the Officer's Club of the 5th Artillery; Il passaggio del Gorigliano; and a large canvas of Prince Carignano at the batteries of Cappuccini, during the Siege of Gaeta (1860).

He painted the portrait of Count Cibrario, who was Grand Master of the Order of Saints Maurizio e Lazzaro, of which Pontremoli was also an officer.

For his canvas Umberto and the Quadrato del 1866, exhibited at Turin in 1880, he was awarded knighthood and the medal of commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

[2][3] In 1891, he painted frescoes for the Tower of San Martino, which serves as a monument dedicated to those who fought in the Battle of Solferino.