Renato Bertelli (1900-1974), after - Profilo continuo del Duce
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Profilo continuo del Duce, a resin bust after Renato Bertelli (1900–1974), finished in silver on a black lacquered wooden base, 18 cm high, 10 cm wide, 10 cm deep, 1.2 kg, Italy, in excellent condition and unsigned.
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This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece entitled 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', designed by the Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900 - 1974), who was an important representative of the modern artistic movement of Futurism, which took hold during Mussolini's regime.
At first glance, this does not seem like a bust, but closer inspection reveals with wonder from every side of this work of art the characteristic profile of Mussolini with his powerful jawline.
From here the title 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', as the profile of Mussolini is continuously recognizable (at 360 degrees), whichever side the object is turned: the profile remains continuously visible to the left, to the right, front and back!
The brilliant design was considered (and still is) very 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.
Being of bust, 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 thus: 'The塑 dynamic of this profile of the Duce, visible from every point, launched—without rhetoric—the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.'
The concept of Qua is tied to the design of stop-motion photography, and this did not escape even the famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe: he produced a famous artistic photo 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 silver-colored finish layer and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is firmly mounted on the black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire object (the two parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide, and 10 cm deep, and weighs 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 entitled 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', designed by the Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900 - 1974), who was an important representative of the modern artistic movement of Futurism, which took hold during Mussolini's regime.
At first glance, this does not seem like a bust, but closer inspection reveals with wonder from every side of this work of art the characteristic profile of Mussolini with his powerful jawline.
From here the title 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', as the profile of Mussolini is continuously recognizable (at 360 degrees), whichever side the object is turned: the profile remains continuously visible to the left, to the right, front and back!
The brilliant design was considered (and still is) very 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.
Being of bust, 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 thus: 'The塑 dynamic of this profile of the Duce, visible from every point, launched—without rhetoric—the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.'
The concept of Qua is tied to the design of stop-motion photography, and this did not escape even the famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe: he produced a famous artistic photo 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 silver-colored finish layer and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is firmly mounted on the black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire object (the two parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide, and 10 cm deep, and weighs 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), after
Title of artwork
Profilo continuo del Duce
Signature
Not signed
Colour
Silver
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
18 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
