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Artist
Bertelli
Location
Italy
Patron
Mussolini
Date
1933
Stylistic influence
futurism
Materials
terracotta, bronze casting.
Context
Mussolini set up the fascist party after WW1, took power in 1922. Wears a helmet, is a military man. Mussolini represented ideas of futurism such as new technologies and dynamism. He is constantly surveying his surroundings, suggests his power.
What does Johnathon Jones say about it?
'used the classicism and renaissance art history of italy in search of images to glorify fascism.'
What does Toby Clark say about it?
'the sculpture implies that the leaders vision and the power of his government extend in all directions from a fixed centre.'