La Domenica del Corriere, 24 February 1929: 'Uno storico avvenimento' (signing of the Lateran Pacts)
Colour weekly cover showing a cardinal in red cape signing a document while a standing official and a seated man in a dark suit look on. The printed caption names the two signatories as 'il Duce e il Cardinale Gasparri', presenting the agreement between the Italian State and the Holy See as a historic event and giving the regime leader the pictorial weight of the Church's Secretary of State beside him. The tell: the caption names no one else on the Italian side and calls Mussolini by his regime title, so the Church's solemnity attaches to him personally.
- Date
- February 24, 1929
- Period
- Interwar
- Made by
- La Domenica del Corriere (weekly illustrated supplement of the Corriere della Sera, Milan); cover drawing by Achille Beltrame; published in Fascist Italy
- Country
- Fascist Italy
- Medium
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Fascist Italy
- Leader
- Benito Mussolini
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Themes
- Religion, Media and information
- Event
- Lateran Pacts 1929
- Techniques
- Transfer
- Leader
- Benito Mussolini
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (scan of La Domenica del Corriere, anno XXXI n. 8), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (US): published in Italy 24 Feb 1929, before 1 Jan 1931; artist d. 1945
Achille Beltrame, La Domenica del Corriere, 24 February 1929; via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
LA DOMENICA DEL CORRIERE NEL REGNO: Anno . . . L. 15,- Semestre . . . L. 8,- ESTERO: Anno . . . L. 30,- Semestre . . . L. 16,- Per le inserzioni rivolgersi all'Amministrazione del Corriere della Sera - Via Solferino, 28 - Milano. Si pubblica a Milano ogni settimana Supplemento illustrato del "Corriere della Sera" Uffici del giornale: Via Solferino, 28 - Milano Per tutti gli articoli e illustrazioni è riservata la proprietà letteraria e artistica, secondo le leggi e i trattati internazionali. Anno XXXI - N. 8. 24 Febbraio 1929 - Anno VII. Centesimi 30 la copia. Uno storico avvenimento. Nel Palazzo Lateranense, il Duce e il Cardinale Gasparri firmano l'accordo tra lo Stato italiano e la Santa Sede. (Disegno di A. Beltrame).
THE SUNDAY OF THE CORRIERE IN THE KINGDOM: Year . . . 15 lire; Half-year . . . 8 lire ABROAD: Year . . . 30 lire; Half-year . . . 16 lire For advertisements apply to the Administration of the Corriere della Sera - Via Solferino 28 - Milan. Published in Milan every week Illustrated supplement of the "Corriere della Sera" Offices of the newspaper: Via Solferino 28 - Milan Literary and artistic property in all articles and illustrations is reserved, according to the laws and international treaties. Year XXXI - No. 8. 24 February 1929 - Year VII. 30 centesimi a copy A historic event. In the Lateran Palace, the Duce and Cardinal Gasparri sign the accord between the Italian State and the Holy See. (Drawing by A. Beltrame).
Small masthead print read at 960 px; minor spacing of the price table is approximated. Translation is a machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.
