Mario Mafai e Antonietta Raphaël. Another form of love

The artistic partnership between Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphael remains one of the most compelling dialogues in 20th-century Italian art. This exhibition explores how Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphael transformed their emotional and creative bond into a modern visual language that continues to influence collectors, scholars, and the Roman School of Art.

Mario Mafai  e Antonietta Raphaël – Un'altra forma di amore
Mario Mafai et Antonietta Raphaël Another form of love

A creative and emotional dialogue that defined the Roman School

The exhibition highlights the profound exchange between the two artists, whose individual aesthetics merged into a shared expressive vision. Their work shaped the Roman School, bringing introspection, emotional depth, and poetic intensity to Italian modernism.

A radical partnership in Italian Modern Art

Mario Mafai’s atmospheric brushwork and Antonietta Raphael’s sculptural power formed a dual voice that challenged tradition and opened new aesthetic paths within 20th-century Italian culture.

Highlights from the exhibition

Una selezione curata di dipinti, disegni e sculture sottolinea la dualità e l’unità del loro percorso creativo.

Antonietta Raphaël su Egidi MadeinItaly
Antonietta Raphaël autoritratto 1928

From our Egidi MadeinItaly Catalog
Alberi – Original Drawing by Antonietta Raphaël (1956), available on our e-commerce

Egidi MadeinItaly presents Alberi, a refined ink-on-paper drawing created and signed by Antonietta Raphaël in 1956. This intimate and poetic work reflects the artist’s profound sensitivity and the creative dialogue that defined the artistic partnership of Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphaël, one of the most influential couples in 20th-century Italian art.

This drawing, part of our curated selection dedicated to Antonietta Raphaël’s works, offers a unique opportunity for collectors and art enthusiasts seeking to acquire an authentic piece by one of the central figures of the Scuola Romana.

Antonietta Raphaël on Egidi MadeinItaly
Antonietta Raphaël drawing

Antonietta Raphaël – Alberi

Why “Alberi” is a Valuable Work

  • Signed and dated (1956), with certification from the Mafai Raphaël Study Center.

  • A mature expression of Antonietta Raphaël’s distinctive poetic vision.

  • Ideal for enhancing collections of modern and 20th-century art.

  • Hand-selected from the official Egidi MadeinItaly catalog.

The work Antonietta Raphaël – Alberi is now available for purchase in our online catalog:
Antonietta Raphaël Works – Egidi MadeinItaly Collection