{"id":110645,"date":"2022-07-02T19:27:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T18:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/ecomsite\/?p=110645"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:43:27","slug":"roman-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Scuola Romana The Roman School of 20th-Century Italian Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1309\">The Scuola Romana (Roman School) was one of the most vital and distinctive experiences in 20th-century Italian art. Emerging in Rome between the 1920s and 1940s, it was not a formal academy or a strictly organised movement, but rather a constellation of artists united by shared places, cultural affinities and a profound relationship with the Eternal City.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1572\">Against the rhetoric of official art, many of these artists developed an intimate, restless and deeply personal language, exploring portraits, still lifes and urban landscapes in which Rome appears suspended between ancient memory and modern transformation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100180\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100180 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1251DBF6-99EC-4055-8D00-C19FD3AC6579-e1680004163782-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Castellucci Katy Modern Art Paintings Roman School Movement\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Castellucci Roman School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Scuola Romana Art Movement<\/h2>\n<p>Even within the variety of their expressive languages, the shared definition is justified by certain decisive elements of continuity.<\/p>\n<p>Among these are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0deep connection to Rome, the Eternal City,<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0devotion to the &#8220;craft&#8221; and experimentation<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0profound intolerance for art as the expression of a regime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Possibly partly as a reaction against rampant rhetoric, the works of these artists portray intimate worlds, sometimes subdued, full of uneasy gazes.<\/p>\n<p>They tell of a hidden, unknown city, steeped in ancient myths and baroque implications.<\/p>\n<p>This is a melancholic Rome even in its incessant transformation towards modernity; it&#8217;s a city at dusk about to disappear under the blows of the &#8220;cleaning axe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>The places of the Scuola Romana<\/h2>\n<p>The artistic and cultural community gathered around the art galleries, the Art Gallery of Rome or <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/galleria-della-cometa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>La Cometa<\/strong><\/a>, in the cafes, <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/caffe-aragno-and-the-roman-school\/\">the Aragno<\/a> or the <strong>Caff\u00e8 Greco<\/strong> and studios the likes of Villa Strohl Fern.<\/p>\n<p>These <strong>places<\/strong> are all found in an area between the historic center and the Monti, Pinciano and Villa Borghese neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>The critic and poet Libero De Libero wrote, recalling those years:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;That was our great season of friendship.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;Poetry came before any need. There was not a single obstacle between us and the matters of art, between us and things.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are many artists connected to this School and different movements of which they are part.<\/p>\n<h2>Different movements of the Scuola Romana<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Painters of Realismo Magico<\/h3>\n<p>They include representatives of <strong>Realismo Magico<\/strong> (Magical Realism)\u00a0such as <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/product\/modern-art\/modern-work-on-paper-en\/antonio-donghi-watercolour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Antonio Donghi<\/strong><\/a> (Rome 1897 &#8211; 1963), <strong>Francesco Trombadori<\/strong> (Syracuse 1886 &#8211; Rome 1961), <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/artists\/riccardo-francalancia\/\">Riccardo Francalancia<\/a> (Assisi 1886 &#8211; Rome 1965) and <strong>Ferruccio Ferrazzi<\/strong> (Rome 1891 &#8211; 1978).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-110645 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/fiore-di-cactus-1932-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fiore-di-cactus-1932-e1678124373511-255x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Fiore di cactus 1932 Riccardo Francalancia Roman School\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-110111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fiore-di-cactus-1932-e1678124373511-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fiore-di-cactus-1932-e1678124373511-768x903.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fiore-di-cactus-1932-e1678124373511-600x705.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fiore-di-cactus-1932-e1678124373511.jpeg 871w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-110111'>\n\t\t\t\tFiore di cactus Riccardo Francalancia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/img-3445-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roman School on Egidi MadeinItaly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-114776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-3445-e1681323218229.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-114776'>\n\t\t\t\tAntonio Donghi The Fiorentini iron bridge \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/studio-di-figura-femminile-alberto-ziveri-2-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Studio-di-figura-femminile-Alberto-Ziveri-e1680522153880-196x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roman School read more on Egidi MadeinItaly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-114764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Studio-di-figura-femminile-Alberto-Ziveri-e1680522153880-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Studio-di-figura-femminile-Alberto-Ziveri-e1680522153880.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-114764'>\n\t\t\t\tAlberto Ziveri Roman School artist\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In these paintings, though the reality of things and people is represented in detail, this reality is suspended in timelessness.<\/p>\n<h3>Scuola di Via Cavour<\/h3>\n<p>Other members of the <b>Scuola Romana <\/b>\u00a0are the founders of the Scuola di Via Cavour (<a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/via-cavour-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Via Cavour<\/a>,) as coined by the art critic <strong>Roberto Longhi<\/strong> (Alba 1890 \u2013 Florence 1970).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-110645 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/le-tre-sorelle-2-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Le-tre-sorelle-scaled-e1680522271446-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roman School movement Antonietta Raphael Le tre sorelle\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-110250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Le-tre-sorelle-scaled-e1680522271446-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Le-tre-sorelle-scaled-e1680522271446-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Le-tre-sorelle-scaled-e1680522271446.jpeg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-110250'>\n\t\t\t\tLe tre sorelle Antonietta Raphael\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/veduta-di-roma-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Veduta-di-Roma-scaled-e1680522289217-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mario Mafai Veduta di Roma Roman School\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-110247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Veduta-di-Roma-scaled-e1680522289217-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Veduta-di-Roma-scaled-e1680522289217-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Veduta-di-Roma-scaled-e1680522289217.jpeg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-110247'>\n\t\t\t\tVeduta di Roma Mario Mafai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/ritratto-di-sara-1927-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ritratto di Sara by Scipione Roman School movement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-110253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ritratto-di-Sara-1927-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-110253'>\n\t\t\t\tRitratto di Sara by Scipione\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The name came from where they lived and worked and included <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/artists\/mario-mafai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mario Mafai<\/a> (Rome 1902-1965) and <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/artists\/antonietta-raphael\/\">Antonietta Rapha\u00ebl<\/a> (Kaunas 1895 &#8211; Rome 1975), who joined <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/artists\/scipione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scipione<\/a><strong> Bonichi<\/strong> (Macerata 1904 &#8211; Arco 1933) to constitute a first true revival group.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Tonal painters<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For the 1930s there are &#8220;tonal&#8221; painters including <strong>Corrado Cagli<\/strong> (Ancona 1910 &#8211; Rome 1976), <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/fiamma-vigos-galleria-numero\/giuseppe-capogrossi-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giuseppe Capogrossi<\/a> (Rome 1900 &#8211; 1972), <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/artists\/emanuele-cavalli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emanuele Cavalli<\/a> (Lucera 1904 &#8211; Florence 1981), <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/artists\/roberto-melli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roberto Melli <\/a>(Ferrara 1885 &#8211; Rome 1958) and <strong>Guglielmo Janni<\/strong> (Rome 1892 &#8211; 1958).<\/p>\n<p>Their focus is light-color-space relationships, and after World War II, they developed a new &#8220;realistic&#8221; language impelled to depict the rawest reality.<\/p>\n<p>These include artists like Alberto Ziveri (Rome 1908 &#8211; 1990), Fausto Pirandello (Rome 1899 &#8211; 1975), Renato Guttuso (Bagheria 1911 &#8211; Rome 1987) and the young Renzo Vespignani (Rome 1924 &#8211; 2001).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-110645 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/crocifissione-laica-di-fausto-pirandello-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-laica-di-Fausto-Pirandello-scaled-e1680522676887-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Roman School read more on Egidi MadeinItaly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-114773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-laica-di-Fausto-Pirandello-scaled-e1680522676887-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-laica-di-Fausto-Pirandello-scaled-e1680522676887-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-laica-di-Fausto-Pirandello-scaled-e1680522676887-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-114773'>\n\t\t\t\tSecular crucifixion by Fausto Pirandello \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/roman-school\/crocifissione-1940-41-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Roman School read more on Egidi MadeinItaly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-114770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-600x603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Crocifissione-1940-41-e1680522935501.jpg 895w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-114770'>\n\t\t\t\tCrucifixion by Renato Guttuso \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There was no shortage of key figures from the world of sculpture: in addition to <strong>Antonietta Rapha\u00ebl<\/strong> there is <strong>Pericle Fazzini<\/strong> (Grottammare 1913 &#8211; Rome 1987), Mirko Basaldella (Udine 1910 &#8211; Cambridge 1969), <strong>Leoncillo Leonardi<\/strong> (Spoleto 1915 &#8211; Rome 1968), Renato Marino Mazzacurati (S. Venanzio di Galliera 1907- Parma 1969), and and the master engraver, <strong>Luigi Bartolini<\/strong> (Cupramontana 1892 &#8211; Rome 1963).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110256\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110256 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bombardamento-notturno-1954-scaled-e1690726755232.jpeg\" alt=\"Bombardamento notturno 1954 Roman School Movement \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bombardamento notturno 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scuola Romana (Roman School) was one of the most vital and distinctive experiences in 20th-century Italian art. 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