The French Revolution was now extending its shocks over Italy ; and Canova sought obscurity and repose in his native Possagno.

From the unexpected realism of his first major figure — inspired by his 1875 trip to Italy — to the unconventional memorials whose commissions he later sought, Rodin's reputation grew, such that he became the preeminent French sculptor of his time.

The most highly sought ( and expensive ) instruments come from Italy and include basses made by Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Gaspar da Salo, the Testore family ( Carlo Antonio, Carlo Giuseppe, Gennaro, Giovanni, Paulo Antonio ), Celestino Puolotti, and Matteo Gofriller.

The Squadristi wanted to establish Fascism as a complete dictatorship, while the former ANI members, including Alfredo Rocco, sought an authoritarian corporatist state to replace the liberal state in Italy, while retaining the existing elites.

There were also " monarchist Fascists " who sought to use Fascism to create an absolute monarchy under King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Fascism sought to accommodate Italian conservatives by making major alterations to its political agenda ;– abandoning its previous populism, republicanism, and anticlericalism, adopting policies in support of free enterprise, and accepting the Roman Catholic Church and the monarchy as institutions in Italy.

Unable to survive a predatory environment without a foreign protector, Albania became the object of tensions between Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which both sought to dominate the country.

From 1878 onwards, he often visited Italy in the springtime, and he usually sought out a pleasant rural location in which to compose during the summer.

When Rodrigo became Pope Alexander VI he sought to be allied with powerful princely families and founding dynasties of Italy.

In addition, since the 1990s Mexico has sought a reform of the United Nations Security Council and its working methods with the support of Argentina, Italy, Pakistan and nine other countries, which form a group informally called the Coffee Club.

These musicians were highly sought throughout Europe, particularly in Italy, where churches and aristocratic courts hired them as composers and teachers.

Formed in 1970, the organisation sought to create a " revolutionary " state through armed struggle, and to remove Italy from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

After Italian unification, King Paolo actively sought recognition from Italy.

With his power over northern and central Italy secured, Otto I sought to clarify his relationship with the Byzantine Empire in the East.

Ali sought support from Germany and Italy in expelling British forces from Iraq.

The new society, whose motto was " God and the People ," sought the unification of Italy.

Vigilius sought to persuade the emperor to send aid to the inhabitants of Rome and Italy who were so hard pressed by the Goths.

Tavolara was not included in the Italian unification, and King Paolo actively sought and obtained recognition from Italy.

While Paul and Suvorov wanted the liberation and restoration of the Italian monarchies, the Austrians sought territorial acquisitions in Italy, and were willing to sacrifice later Russian support to acquire them.

When he sought to lay claim to imperial rights in Italy and gain territories for the Habsburgs, he even risked a military conflict with the Pope over the duchy of Mantua.

With serious trouble simultaneously taking place in Belgium and Italy, and lesser issues in Greece and Portugal, he sought to de-escalate European tensions rather than aggravate them.

Though Bohemond received a small principality ( an allodial possession ) for himself in the heel of southern Italy, as compensation from Sichelgaita after renouncing his rights to the Duchy, he sought a greater status for himself.

In the 1918 summer campaign, Italy obtained a long sought decisive victory over Austria-Hungary, and Austria withdrew from the war exposing Germany's southern flank.

The Great Mausoleum was fashioned after Campo Santo in Genoa, Italy and contains many of the most highly sought after interment places within Forest Lawn, Glendale.

In reality, Italy had suffered from a terrible famine in 451 and her crops were faring little better in 452 ; Attila's devastating invasion of the plains of northern Italy this year did not improve the harvest.

From 1830 to 1832, Morse traveled and studied in Europe to improve his painting skills, visiting Italy, Switzerland and France.

While the aging Prince Eugene of Savoy had recommended to the emperor a more warlike posture against potential actions by France in the Rhine valley and northern Italy, only minimal steps were taken to improve imperial defenses on the Rhine.

Germany and Italy improve relations by forming an alliance against communism in 1936 with the signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact.

In 1827 Ippolito Rosellini, considered the founder of Egyptology in Italy, went to Paris for a year in order to improve his knowledge of the method of decipherment proposed by Champollion.

Roger ’ s reforms in laws and administration not only aimed to strengthen his rule but also to improve the economic standing of Sicily and Southern Italy.

Subsequently, she went to Italy to stay with her grandmother, and there is evidence that ' In 1914 she travelled alone to England to improve her English ', but was forced to leave shortly after arriving because war was declared.

In 1760, encouraged by William Smith, Allen sponsored the young painter Benjamin West's trip to Italy, establishing a £ 100 line of credit on which West could rely and, in a letter of introduction in 1760, calling him " a young ingenious Painter of this City, who is desirous to improve himself in that Science, by visiting Florence & Rome.

A humiliating treaty with the Arabs of Sicily, who were asked to help subdue revolts in Italy, did little to improve the position of Zoe and her supporters.

Despite his domestic successes in winning the Scudetto by a ten point margin, Jose Mourinho's first season in Italy was viewed as disappointing by some Inter fans as they failed to improve on the performances of his predecessor Roberto Mancini in the Champions League.

Imrédy ’ s attempts to improve Hungary ’ s diplomatic relations with England initially made him very unpopular with Germany and Italy.

The concept of a ship carrying more than one mast, to give it more speed under sail and to improve its sailing qualities, evolved in northern Mediterranean waters: The earliest foremast has been identified on an Etruscan pyxis from Caere, Italy, dating to the mid-7th century BC: a warship with a furled mainsail is engaging an enemy vessel, deploying a foresail.

Percy Shelley soon decided to leave England for Italy in an attempt to improve his health, despite Hogg's attempts to dissuade him.

Both radical and conservative forces in the Italian parliament demanded that the government investigate how to improve agriculture in Italy.

In reality, Italy had suffered from a terrible famine in 451 and her crops were faring little better in 452 ; Attila's devastating invasion of the plains of northern Italy this year did not improve the harvest.

In 1885 she travelled to Italy in an attempt to improve her failing health.

Noise harvesting NiPS Laboratory in Italy has recently proposed to harvest wide spectrum low scale vibrations via a nonlinear dynamical mechanism that can improve harvester efficiency up to a factor 4 compared to traditional linear harvesters.

Many of the microstates have also entered into a customs union with their larger neighbours to improve their economic situation ( Vatican City and San Marino with Italy, Liechtenstein with Switzerland, Monaco with France ).

In the 18th century, the political condition of Italy began to improve, under Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his successors.

A future high-speed rail tunnel to improve transit capacity between France and Italy is being planned as part of the Lyon Turin Ferroviaire initiative.

In 1652, the Marchese Filippo Niccolini, planning to employ Franceschini on the frescoes for the cupola and back-wall of his chapel in Santa Croce, Florence, dispatched him to various parts of Italy to improve his style.

The city was part of the Neapolitan Republic of 1799, but its conditions did not improve after the Unification of Italy, and much of the population emigrated.