A Life in Turin In the bustling streets of Turin, a man named Cesare Bernieri began a life that would bridge the gap between the traditional brushstroke and the emerging science of the lens. Born in 1848, he moved through the mid-nineteenth century with a dual purpose, finding himself equally at home with the painter's palette and the photographer's darkroom. His presence in Turin during the years of 1861 to 1870 suggests a man deeply embedded in the shifting social and political currents of his era, acting not only as a creator of images but as a patriot of his nation. His hands were skilled…