Dialectics of Modernity

Image credits: Ernesto (Michahelles) Thayaht, Il grande nocchiere, 1939, olio su tela, cm 161 x 98,5, Wolfsoniana-Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura, Genova (GD1993.7.1)

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Il grande nocchiere (Aeropittura del Grande Timoniere)

Artefact Type:

painting

Description:

In this evocative aeropainting by Thayaht, Mussolini is represented as the helmsman of a fantastic ship, surrounded by Fascist symbols like Savoia-Marchetti Catamaran seaplanes and barbed wires. The painting is a classic example of Futurist aeropainting celebrating the myth of the Duce.

Current Location:

The Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection, Genova

Technique(s):

Oil on canvas

Size:

cm 161 x 98,5

Artist(s):

Ernesto Michahelles (known as 'Thayaht')

Creation Start Date :

1939

Theme(s) :

Aeropainting
Second Futurism