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3 unusual facts about Gerardo Dottori


Duce

The painting 'Il Duce' by Gerardo Dottori represents Mussolini, and the title 'Il Duce' has become associated with Fascism and is no longer in common use other than in reference to him.

Gerardo Dottori

He was one of the signatories of the 1929 Aeropainting Manifesto, signed also by Benedetta Cappa, Depero, Fillia, Marinetti, Prampolini and others, who are among its major representatives.

Dottori's' principal output was the representation of landscapes and visions of Umbria, mostly viewed from a great height.


Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution

For this reason not only historians were called in to assist in the exhibition, but also exponents of various artistic currents of the era, such as Mario Sironi, Enrico Prampolini, Gerardo Dottori, Adalberto Libera and Giuseppe Terragni.

Futurism

Aeropainting was launched in a manifesto of 1929, Perspectives of Flight, signed by Benedetta, Depero, Dottori, Fillìa, Marinetti, Prampolini, Somenzi and Tato (Guglielmo Sansoni).


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