Rodolfo Zito - Mythological Figures with Horses

The iconography of this painting certainly has allegorical meanings and can be defined, in some ways, as symbolist precisely because of its allusion to underlying meanings. It is a type of subject that can be traced back to the artistic language of late nineteenth-century painters such as Moreau, Bocklin, or Puvis des Chavannes, who, despite using a substantially figurative language, developed intellectually complex iconographies, full of symbolic and allegorical references.

Even in this complex iconography, which combines classicist references such as the figure of Saint Sebastian, Rodolfo Zito displays his style, still somehow tied to the figurative, yet elegantly expressionistic. In this case, a bold linearity shapes the figures and enhances their contours, creating a composition full of movement. The vibrant color palette further enhances the work's expressionistic verve.

Rodolfo Zito, born in Molochio in 1924, died in Rome in 1995. Zito's passion for painting began at an early age, and he began his training at a young age with his fellow countryman Antonio Cannata. During this apprenticeship, Zito developed his technique, based on a lively painterly style that allowed him to achieve a strongly expressionist style.

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