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Antique, precious and never seen: for many years now the "not-to-be-found-elsewhere" has had its reference point at 7.8. Novecento. Over the twenty or so years of the show, there have been numerous proposals of significance, such as a painting by the artist Federico Fiori known as "Il Barocci" (Urbino 1535 - 1612): a tempera on canvas entitled, "Madonna offering a rosary, with Child in her arms and angels crowning her". Considered one of the precursors of Baroque, his elegant style makes Barocci one of the most important exponents of Italian Mannerism. Once again, amongst the more interesting proposals last year, exactly 100 years after the birth of the Futurist movement, a work which stood out was the painting "L'Aquila Assira" by Fortunato Depero. This work, dating to 1929, was made using ink drawing and ink wash and is a study for the decoration of the Paglieri restaurant in New York. Depero, born in Val di Non in 1892, knew and collaborated with the greatest advocates of Futurism: Balla, Cangiullo, Marinetti, Sprovieri, Boccioni, Casella, Malipiero as well as many other artists.

Source: Studio Lobo