The Italian city of Forlì near Bologna is hosting an exhibtion entitled Adolfo Wildt - L'anima e le forme tra Michelangelo e Klimt (Adolfo Wildt - The Soul and the Shapes Between Michelangelo and Klimt) in the Musei San Domenico
Wildt (1868 - 1931) was an Italian sculptor of Swiss descent. At aged eleven he entered an apprenticeship in a workshop and by aged eighteen his accomplishment was such that he was famous as a sculptor
From 1885 to 1886 he attended the Accademia di Brera in Milan
A symbolist and an Expressionist. He engaged in the Futurist movement but moved it towards classical theme. His works have a Gothic look, His works appear to be from another world
Unfortunately he became associated with Italian Fascism.
He had a melancholy temperament and perhaps that is reflected in his works. But he produced a substantial corpus of religious works
His reputation went into steep decline.His works are undeservedly ill-remembered today. Perhaps the exhibition will re- introduce his works to a modern audience.
Adolfo Wildt (1868 - 1931)
Carattere fiero-anima gentile (detail)
1912
Marble with gilding
40cm
Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna di Ca’ Pesaro, Venice
Adolfo Wildt (1868 - 1931)
Vergine (The Virgin)
1925
Rose di Gandolglia marble on mount
36 cm
Private collection
Adolfo Wildt (1868 - 1931)
Santa Lucia
1926 - 7
Marble and gilded bronze
47 x 36 x 20 cm
Musei Civici. Forlì,
Adolfo Wildt (1868-1931),
Dei et Christi eius aevum (from the cycle "Le Grandi Giornate di Dio e dell’Umanità"),
1925
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence
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