Tuscan Vineyard in Tuscany at sunset Original Oil Painting Art. Under Benito Mussolini the area came under the dominance of local National Fascist Party leader Dino Perrone Compagni. Following the fall of Mussolini and the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Italy, the Italian Social Republic was established in the northern regions of Italy, with its de facto border at the Gothic Line, a defensive position just north of Florence. Following the end of the Social Republic, and the transition from a Kingdom to the modern Italian Republic, Tuscany once more flourished as a cultural center of Italy. Get a feel for the old world and the Tuscan countryside with this beautiful landscape. The landscapes of Tuscany, Italy are the inspiration for this beautiful tile mural.