Signature and year lower centre. At the back title, signature and year. Publication: Dalla Biennale a Caruso - Pieretto Bianco by Enrico Lucchese and Emanuela Rollandini, Tipografia Piave Editor, tav.4

The subject of the artwork refers to one of the rescue phases that took place during 1915 following the outbreak of the First World War, by the Royal Italian Navy to save the Government and the soldiers of the Serbian ally driven out by the Austro invader. Bulgarian from its territories. The event represents one
of the most significant efforts of our Navy in its entire history and allowed to evacuate from the Albanian coasts to the port of Brindisi and save 115,000 of 185,000 Serbian refugees transported through 584 cruises and 202 voyages in inhumane sanitary conditions and under enemy fire. It is difficult to identify the exact location of the setting and to distinguish whether the mountains in the background belong to the Italian or Balkan coast.