Renato Bertelli (1900-1974) - Profilo continuo del Duce
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A resin bust replica titled Profilo continuo del Duce by Renato Bertelli (1900–1974), finished with a bronze coating and mounted on a black lacquered wooden base, measuring 18 cm high, 10 cm wide and 10 cm deep and weighing 1.2 kg.
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This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece titled 'Continuous Profile of the Duce,' designed by the Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900 - 1974), who was an important representative of the modern art movement Futurism, which took hold during Mussolini's regime.
At first glance, this does not appear to be a bust, but a closer look reveals, with wonder, from every side of this work of art the characteristic Mussolini profile with his powerful jawline.
Hence the title 'Continuous Profile of the Duce,' since Mussolini's profile is continuously recognizable (at 360 degrees) no matter which side you turn the object to: the profile remains visible from left, right, front and back!
The ingenious design was considered (and still is) highly innovative, avant-garde and progressive for that era and recalls similarities with a mechanical component of the machine age, which harmonized with Mussolini's self-proclaimed image as defender of the working class.
In bust form, very unusual in design, it was also a symbol of the 'omnipresent leader who always kept everything and everyone under control'.
The Italian art critic Marco Moretti expressed it this way: The plastic dynamics of this Duce’s profile, visible from every angle, launched—without rhetoric—the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.
The concept behind it is linked to the design of stop-motion photography, and this did not escape even the famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe: he produced a famous artistic photograph of an exemplar of this bust (see Google 'Mapplethorpe Mussolini bust').
This resin reproduction is extraordinary in appearance and quality because it is finished with a bronze finish and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is firmly mounted on a black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire item (the two parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide and 10 cm deep, weighing 1.2 kilograms.
The item is shipped immediately after purchase with Track & Trace shipping, well packaged.
This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece titled 'Continuous Profile of the Duce,' designed by the Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900 - 1974), who was an important representative of the modern art movement Futurism, which took hold during Mussolini's regime.
At first glance, this does not appear to be a bust, but a closer look reveals, with wonder, from every side of this work of art the characteristic Mussolini profile with his powerful jawline.
Hence the title 'Continuous Profile of the Duce,' since Mussolini's profile is continuously recognizable (at 360 degrees) no matter which side you turn the object to: the profile remains visible from left, right, front and back!
The ingenious design was considered (and still is) highly innovative, avant-garde and progressive for that era and recalls similarities with a mechanical component of the machine age, which harmonized with Mussolini's self-proclaimed image as defender of the working class.
In bust form, very unusual in design, it was also a symbol of the 'omnipresent leader who always kept everything and everyone under control'.
The Italian art critic Marco Moretti expressed it this way: The plastic dynamics of this Duce’s profile, visible from every angle, launched—without rhetoric—the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.
The concept behind it is linked to the design of stop-motion photography, and this did not escape even the famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe: he produced a famous artistic photograph of an exemplar of this bust (see Google 'Mapplethorpe Mussolini bust').
This resin reproduction is extraordinary in appearance and quality because it is finished with a bronze finish and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is firmly mounted on a black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire item (the two parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide and 10 cm deep, weighing 1.2 kilograms.
The item is shipped immediately after purchase with Track & Trace shipping, well packaged.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Realism
Material
Resin, Wood
Artist
Renato Bertelli (1900-1974)
Title of artwork
Profilo continuo del Duce
Signature
Not signed
Colour
Bronze
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
18 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
