Mussolini
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Italian painting, 1937
Text: NA. Year: 1937. Artist: Basilio Cascella. Additional information: Painting shows Mussolini shirtless while skiing on Monte Terminillo. Basilio Cascella, an Italian artist, along with his son Michele, produced a number of Mussolini-themed public artworks in the 1930s. These included grand mosaics for Milan and Messina train stations, an agricultural series showing Mussolini at work…
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Italian illustration, 1935
Text: NA. Year: 3 March 1935. Publisher: La Domenica del Corriere. Artist: Achille Beltrame. Additional information: Shows Mussolini swinging a pickaxe against the Roman skyline. Published on the cover of La Domenica del Corriere with the text: ‘The Duce strikes the first blow of the pickaxe to free the area destined for the Mole Littoria,…
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Long live the creator of fascism (Italian poster, 1937)
Text: Long live the creator of fascism. Year: 1937. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: This poster featuring Mussolini was displayed during his state visit to Libya in 1937, then an Italian colony. The visit included various events such as rallies, the inauguration of a new highway, and a ceremony where Mussolini was proclaimed the…
