Artefact Type:

sculpture

Description:

Iconic marble portrait of Mussolini sculpted by Wildt, which became one of the symbols of the first heroic phase of Fascism.

Material(s):

Carrara marble on slab of green marble

Current Location:

Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milano

Size:

60 x 49 x 22

Notes:

There exist four different version of this iconic portrait.

Artist(s):

Adolfo Wildt

Creation Start Date :

1924

Tag(s) :

State art
Classical tradition
Assent
Consensus
Public or civic sphere
Private sphere
Collectivity
Sacralization
Hegemony
Aesthetic perception
Aesthetic theorization
Totalitarian consent
Aesthetic critique
Cultural system or apparatus
Public spectacle

Theme(s) :

Theatre of the grotesque