Stefano Vigolo photographs and documents Italian architecture of the interwar decades — the years known in Italy as the Ventennio — from Rationalism and Art Déco to the buildings that fall between the guidebooks. He is a researcher of the period.
Contributions: 561 articles · 145 heritage places · 687 events · 12 itineraries · 249 photographs
Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
Leonessa is a painting by Italian artist Giulio Aristide Sartorio, completed in 1924. The work dates from the artist’s mature period, following his extensive travels through the Middle East, Japan and Latin America during the 1920s.
A still life painting by Italian modernist Mario Mafai, created in 1938. The work exemplifies the melancholic sensibility that characterised the artist’s deeply personal style.
A 1944 painting by Italian artist Aligi Sassu depicting the martyrs of Piazzale Loreto during Italy’s civil conflict.
I cavalli is a 1927 painting by Carlo Carrà , the Italian Futurist painter. Created after his Futurist phase, the work reflects Carrà ’s evolving artistic direction in the interwar period.
A Futurist painting by Italian artist Gerardo Dottori depicting an urban fire scene. Created in 1926, the work exemplifies the dynamic visual language of early twentieth-century Futurism.
La Vittoria is a sculpture created by Italian artist Eugenio Baroni in 1929. The work reflects Baroni’s mature artistic vision following his experiences in the First World War.
A sculpture by Italian artist Arturo Dazzi, created in 1927. The work exemplifies the sculptural practice of the interwar period.
Monumento ai Caduti in Fabriano, Ancona, created by sculptor Arturo Dazzi in 1926. A work of commemorative sculpture from Italy’s interwar period.
Giacomo Balla’s 1926 painting Linee forza di mare captures movement and light through dynamic linear forms. The work exemplifies the artist’s Futurist approach to depicting energy and motion without reference to machinery.
Giacomo Balla’s 1940 painting Penombre Riflessi Tulipani captures light and reflection through tulips. The work exemplifies the artist’s distinctive approach to Futurism, emphasizing luminous effects rather than mechanical themes.
