Paintings

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Agriculture frieze (G. Severini)

Commissioned by the "Federation of Agrarian Consortia" to decorate the atrium of Palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi during the Agricultural Exhibition of 1953, the Agriculture Frieze is one of Gino Severini's mature works. The work itself is imposing: painted on plywood panels, using casein tempera ... Read more>>

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The foundation of Rome (G. Quaroni)

Created by the painter Giorgio Quaroni between September 1939 and January 1940, this is a mural of great symbolic value celebrating Roman nature.
The work, which was painted using a mixed medium technique (fresco re-touched with tempera), follows the celebratory leitmotif of Rome's mythical origins... Read more>>

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All roads lead to Rome (A. Funi)

The entrance of Palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi, today known as the "Kennedy Foyer", is decorated with the fresco All roads lead to Rome, created by Achille Funi in 1943. The painting was to have occupied the entire back wall of the atrium and the two lesser side walls; however... Read more>>