Thank you Portia! When I saw Bonzagni’s painting, I immediately thought of the one by Pellizza Da Volpedo. I realized it was because my grandparents had a poster of Il Quarto Stato hanging in their house, which I must have seen a million times-but I had forgotten this connection! That’s where the reflection I later wrote about began…
We had one of those in my parents' house too! It's impossible not to see the connection between the 2 paintings now, after reading your brilliant essay.
Ahahaha sei nata in Italia? Penso che in passato (negli anni 60-70) questo poster fosse appeso in molte case… ricordo di averlo visto anche a casa di amici!
Looks somewhat frightening up to date or Kim?
The comparison you make between those figures is very clever. They both stride ahead, but a what a stark contrast in theme!
Thank you Portia! When I saw Bonzagni’s painting, I immediately thought of the one by Pellizza Da Volpedo. I realized it was because my grandparents had a poster of Il Quarto Stato hanging in their house, which I must have seen a million times-but I had forgotten this connection! That’s where the reflection I later wrote about began…
We had one of those in my parents' house too! It's impossible not to see the connection between the 2 paintings now, after reading your brilliant essay.
Ahahaha sei nata in Italia? Penso che in passato (negli anni 60-70) questo poster fosse appeso in molte case… ricordo di averlo visto anche a casa di amici!
Sì, sono italiana, emigrata in Olanda. Mio padre era un sindacalista CGIL e quello era il tipo di "iconografia" di un certo credo politico.
Infatti anche mio nonno era sindacalista… e mia nonna aveva appeso un quadretto della Madonna di fronte al poster!!!
Il proletariato ha bisogno di tutto l'aiuto che riesce a trovare, in terra e in cielo. Tua nonna aveva capito tutto!