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: 750 articles · 152 heritage places · 1,871 events · 12 itineraries · 556 photographs
Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
A Rationalist administrative building in Aosta designed by architect Giuseppe Momo in 1939, originally built as Casa Littoria for the Fascist Party and now serving as the municipal Department of Industry.
The Palazzina Azzurra is a Rationalist building completed in 1934 in San Benedetto del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno. Designed by engineer Luigi Onorati, it served as a leisure and social venue for the coastal town.
An advertising poster designed by Italian painter Giuseppe Riccobaldi del Bava in 1934. Riccobaldi del Bava was renowned for his work in travel, marketing and industrial poster design during the early twentieth century.
A painting by Corrado Cagli from 1940 depicting a skull and a candle. Created during the artist’s time in Rome, before his wartime displacement.
An advertising poster created by Italian painter Giuseppe Riccobaldi del Bava in 1939. Riccobaldi del Bava was renowned for his distinctive work in travel, marketing and industrial poster design.
An advertising poster created by Italian designer Plinio Codognato in 1927. Codognato was a prominent commercial artist and illustrator who produced around 1,000 posters during his career.
The Reggiane Re.2002 Ariete was an Italian fighter-bomber developed during World War II. Designed by Antonio Alessio and Roberto Longhi, the aircraft evolved from earlier Reggiane models.
An oil painting by Italian Futurist artist Gerardo Dottori depicting a football match, completed in 1928 during the artist’s formative years in Rome.
A painting by Italian Futurist artist Alessandro Bruschetti from 1937. Created during the height of the Futurist movement in Italy.
An advertising poster designed by Italian painter Corrado Mancioli in 1938. The work exemplifies graphic design practices of Italy’s interwar period.
