{"id":118996,"date":"2024-07-18T18:03:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T17:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/?p=118996"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:50:45","slug":"magical-realism-in-italian-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/magical-realism-in-italian-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Magical Realism in Italian Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magical Realism<\/span> in Italian Art\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

What is the meaning of <\/span>Magical Realism<\/span> in art?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Magical Realism<\/span> is an artistic movement from 1929-1935 that involved a revival of neoclassical painting<\/span> with an art deco flavor; a return to the forms and criteria of Piero della Francesca’s painting with metaphysical, surreal, magical settings. It is a contemplative, intellectual style that prioritizes the expressive values of composition and the perspective of light.<\/p>\n

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Riccardo Francalancia Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who inspire<\/span>d<\/span> Magical Realism<\/span>?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The definition of Magical Realism<\/span> came from the 1925 book Nach-Expressionismus<\/span> – <\/span>Magischer<\/span> Realismus<\/span> by Franz Roh<\/span>.In an attempt to take stock of European art after the Great War, the German art historian described recent art research as a crystallization of ordinary structures within the \u2018vague flow\u2019 of existence. A miracle of the apparent lifespan. An enigma.<\/p>\n

In 1927 Italian writer Massimo Bontempelli took up Roh’sthought. We can easily apply his definition of a new literary styleto figurative art.<\/p>\n

\u201cRealistic precision of contours<\/span>.<\/span> S<\/span>olid material resting <\/span>firmly<\/span> on the ground<\/span>.<\/span> A<\/span>nd around it an atmosphere of magic that makes us feel, through an intense restlessness, almost another dimension into which our life is projected<\/span>.<\/span> In this sense, art must dominate nature. <\/span>In this sense, w<\/span>e have talked about magic and we have called our art <\/span>Magical Realism<\/span>.”<\/em> cit. Massimo Bontempelli<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who are the main exponents of <\/span>Magical Realism<\/span> in Italy?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The main exponents of <\/span>Magical Realism<\/span> in Italy <\/span>are Antonio <\/span>Donghi<\/span><\/a> (Rome 1897 \u2013 1963), Francesco Trombadori<\/span> (Syracuse 1886-Rome 1961), Riccardo Francalancia<\/span><\/a> (Assisi 1886-Rome 1965), Ferruccio <\/span>Ferrazzi<\/span> (Rome 1891 \u2013 1978), Virgilio Guidi<\/span>, Cagnaccio di San Pietro <\/span><\/a>(1897-1946) Felice Casorati<\/span>, and Ubaldo <\/span>Oppi<\/span> (1885-1961).<\/p>\n

Their paintings are detailed representations of real things and people suspended in a timeless atmosphere.<\/p>\n