Donna ammantata, Renato Guttuso, 1932
A painting by Italian expressionist Renato Guttuso from 1932 depicting a cloaked woman. The work exemplifies Guttuso’s engagement with figuration and social observation.
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La stanza dei giochi by Riccardo Francalancia, 1928
A painting by Italian artist Riccardo Francalancia created in 1928. Francalancia was a leading figure in the Valori Plastici movement, which sought to restore classical form and volume to modern Italian art.
Campagna romana by Riccardo Francalancia, 1929
Oil painting of the Roman countryside by Italian modernist Riccardo Francalancia, created in 1929 during the Valori Plastici movement.
Via dei Trionfi a Roma by Francesco Trombadori, 1937
Francesco Trombadori’s 1937 painting depicts the Via dei Trionfi in Rome. The work exemplifies the Italian painter’s mature approach to urban subjects during the interwar period.
Il cieco e altre figure by Ubaldo Oppi, 1922
A painting by Ubaldo Oppi from 1922 in a neo-quattrocento realist style. Oppi was a founder of the Novecento Italiano movement in Milan.
Advertising Poster, Gino Boccasile, circa 1941
An advertising poster designed by Italian graphic artist Gino Boccasile around 1941. Boccasile was one of the most prominent poster artists of the Fascist era, known for his distinctive illustrative style.
La cena di Emmaus by Felice Carena, 1922
Oil painting by Italian artist Felice Carena depicting the biblical scene of the Supper at Emmaus, created in 1922 during the artist’s formative years in Rome.
Portrait of Countess Jeanne Bombicci Pontelli by Primo Conti
Primo Conti’s 1930 portrait of Countess Jeanne Bombicci Pontelli demonstrates the Florentine artist’s mature synthesis of modernist movements during the 1920s.
Advertising Poster by Alfredo Capitani, 1941
An advertising poster designed by Italian scenographer and graphic artist Alfredo Capitani in 1941. Capitani was a prolific poster designer who worked for major Italian and American film studios throughout the mid-twentieth century.