Portrait of a Woman by Mario Biazzi, 1934
An oil portrait painted by Italian artist Mario Biazzi in 1934, executed during his maturity as one of Cremona’s leading portrait painters of the interwar period.
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Advertising Poster by Giovanni Patrone, 1934
An advertising poster created by Italian painter Giovanni Patrone in 1934. Patrone was a Neapolitan figure painter trained under the nineteenth-century masters Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi.
Listening to the Duce’s Radio Address, Cesare Maggi, 1939
A painting by Italian artist Cesare Maggi from 1939 depicting a domestic scene of radio listening during the interwar period.
Il Telegrafista by Mario Sironi, 1926
A painting by Italian Modernist artist Mario Sironi from around 1926, depicting a telegraph operator. The work exemplifies Sironi’s characteristic style of somber, monumental forms.
Advertising Poster by Gino Boccasile, 1936
An advertising poster created by Italian graphic designer Gino Boccasile in 1936. Boccasile was one of the most prominent poster artists of the Fascist era.
Listening to the Duce’s Radio Address by Mario Biazzi
A painting by Italian artist Mario Biazzi documenting a listener during a radio broadcast by Mussolini, circa 1939.
In ascolto, Luciano Ricchetti, 1939
A bozzetto (preparatory sketch) for the work In ascolto by Italian painter Luciano Ricchetti, executed in 1939. The sketch documents the artist’s compositional study for this piece.
Advertising Poster for Italia, Amalfi by Mario Borgoni
An advertising poster promoting Italia in Amalfi, created by Italian painter, illustrator and graphic designer Mario Borgoni. The work exemplifies early 20th-century Italian commercial art and promotional design.
Ritmi di Stazione, Corrado d’Errico, 1933
Ritmi di Stazione is a 1933 short film by Italian director Corrado d’Errico, part of his early experimental work in cinema.