Art
The Pursuit of Art, 2018
The creation and interpretation of art remains an anchor and a refuge, a sanctuary for vanishing ideals.
Mario Sironi
Art
Italian Painting, Before the Fall
Metaphysical Painting offered a philosophical refuge for Italian artists shaking off their Futurist sugar high.
Art
The Art that Flourished Under Mussolini
While unquestionably autocratic, Mussolini did not oppose the proliferation of unofficial artistic styles.
Art
When Modernism Ruled Europe
Between World War I and II, there was a strong gust of classicism that swept through the Western European avant-garde. Artists from across the continent embraced the language of the ancients as a way to reflect their own time and culture. This taste for antique forms can be interpreted in many diffe