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Andreotti Libero

Affrico and Mensola

To account for the iconoclastic violence of the Futurists, which at a distance of many years may even seem excessive, one must bear in mind that the movement failed to make a dent in the rigidly academic traditions: in fact, precisely in those years the “neo-Renaissance restoration” was taking shape, which would have in Libero Andreotti its most prominent and long-dominant exponent.

How to cite

Bruno Balestrini (photograph), “Affrico and Mensola”, work by Andreotti Libero, Modern Sculpture, Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna. Bruno Balestrini Photographic Archive, https://brunobalestrini.org/cita/sch00288/. Accessed [date accessed].

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