Isola Tiberina by Francesco Trombadori, 1930
A painting of Rome’s Tiber Island by Italian artist Francesco Trombadori, executed around 1930. The work captures the historic island at the heart of the capital.
A painting of Rome’s Tiber Island by Italian artist Francesco Trombadori, executed around 1930. The work captures the historic island at the heart of the capital.
Cocomero is a painting by Italian artist Carlo Carrà from 1941. Created in the artist’s later career, it represents his continued engagement with form and composition.
A monumental sculpture by Italian figurative artist Francesco Messina, erected in Pavia in 1938. The work exemplifies the Novecento movement’s classical approach to public sculpture.
An Italian advertising poster from 1924 by Ettore Mazzini. The work exemplifies early twentieth-century commercial design during Italy’s interwar period.
An illustration created by Mario Sironi for Popolo d’Italia on 16 November 1922, exemplifying the artist’s modernist approach to graphic design during the early interwar period.
A Futurist interpretation of the Duchess of la Salle Roche-Maure, painted by Italian artist Enrico Prampolini in 1928.
A magazine cover illustration by Italian caricaturist and graphic designer Paolo Garretto from 1933. Garretto was known for his satirical drawings and worked across European and American publications.
A 1932 Italian song composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio with lyrics by Ennio Neri, performed by Vittorio De Sica in the film What Scoundrels Men Are!, it became a cornerstone of Italian popular music.
A still life painting by Italian modernist Piero Marussig, created around 1924. The work exemplifies the artist’s engagement with the Novecento Italiano movement.
Originally opened in November 1880 as the Teatro Costanzi, Rome’s opera house was designed by Milanese architect Achille Sfondrini and financed by contractor Domenico Costanzi. The building has undergone several modifications and name changes over its history.