Content note: Enemy warrior drawn as a bearded barbarian in a winged helmet, being stabbed by a female national figure. This object is shown as it was published. Why
Sottoscrivete al prestito (Subscribe to the Loan), Italia and the barbarian warrior
A crowned, armoured woman carrying the Savoy-arms flag drives a sword at a bearded warrior in a winged helmet who swings a spiked mace. The woman carries the nation's emblems; the enemy, never named, is cast as an archaic barbarian, and the line 'Sottoscrivete al prestito' offers the loan as the means of striking.
- Date
- 1917
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- Italian war-loan campaign; artist Gino Capranesi; printed by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo
- Country
- Kingdom of Italy
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Boselli Government
- Leader
- Paolo Boselli
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Event
- World War I
- Techniques
- TransferName-calling
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain in the U.S. (published before 1931)
Capranesi, G., artist. Bergamo: Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, 1917. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004666216/.
Text on the object
SOTTOSCRIVETE AL PRESTITO [signature in the picture: G. Capranesi] [imprint: Officine dell'Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche - Bergamo]
SUBSCRIBE TO THE LOAN [signature in the picture: G. Capranesi] [imprint: Workshops of the Italian Institute of Graphic Arts - Bergamo]
