Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: The Old and the New World
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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The Old and the New World
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Alternate Title:
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Il vecchio e il nuovo mondo
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
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Creator:
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Alberto Savinio (Italian painter, 1891-1952)
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Location:
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exhibition: Museo del Novecento (Milan, Lombardy, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza Duomo, 8; On loan from Pordenone, Museo civico d'arte
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GPS:
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+45.463611+9.190278
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Date:
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1927 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Subjects:
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allegory; portrait
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Description:
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The Greek-born Italian artist Alberto Savinio (Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico) was the younger brother of Giorgio de Chirico; he was also a composer and author. This painting draws on family memories with his brother and compares antiquity and what lies ahead, represented by the sculpture at left and the map at right. (Information from museum label)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-SAVINIO-ONW-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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