Mario Mafai
Mario Mafai (* 12. February 1902 in Rome , † 31 March 1965 ) was an Italian painter of Expressionism .
At the end of the 1920s , together with Scipione, he was one of the pioneers of Italian Expressionism and co-founder of the Roman artist group Scuola romana (novecento) (sometimes also referred to as Scuola Via Cavour ), which saw itself as a counter-movement to the monumentalists of the so-called Novecento, who dominated the taste of the time . The artist was married to the painter Antonietta Raphael de Simon Mafai .
Web links
- Mario Mafai e la Scuola romana (Italian)
- Exhibition COSTRUIRE IL NOVECENTO - Masterpieces in the Giovanardi Collection
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| SURNAME | Mafai, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian expressionist painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1965 |
| Place of death | Rome |