{"product_id":"aligi-sassu-senza-titolo-21","title":"Aligi Sassu - Untitled","description":"\u003cp\u003e The subject of the equestrian monument, or the man on horseback, has very ancient origins. It dates back to the classical world, the earliest example of which is the \"Rampin Knight,\" and it had a fundamental political importance for Roman art. Generally, these are sculptures in the round, but there are also cases where this subject appears on painted supports. The theme of the man on horseback has pervaded the entire history of art, not only Western art, and has become a subject of research for contemporary artists such as Marino Marini, Arturo Martini, and Aligi Sassu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eAligi Sassu's paintings, while remaining figurative, adopt anti-naturalistic forms. His subjects are characterized by expressive distortions that accentuate their dynamism and physical effort. All the lines of the composition are designed to convey to the viewer a sense of frenetic movement and strength. The choice of color, which, in turn, does not respect natural truth but is used expressively, with a predominance of red, is also part of this goal. In this case, the work in question would almost be a rarity, precisely because of the agreed-upon preference for a bright blue in the dynamic depiction of the steeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe work has been attributed to Aligi Sassu. Born in Milan in 1912 and died in 2000, Sassu was a painter and sculptor. In painting, his efforts were primarily focused on the representation of movement and physical strength, which is why the subject of a man on horseback was always congenial to him. In the late 1970s, he and Bruno Munari drafted the pictorial manifesto \"Dynamism and Muscular Reform,\" which called for a return to anti-naturalistic forms in a dynamic sense. Much of his painting, moreover, is inspired by Delacroix and his battles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vena Andrea (6000\/7000)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56218394788226,"sku":"AVEN001","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/ALIGI-SASSU-2.jpg?v=1768473253","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/aligi-sassu-senza-titolo-21","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}