1930s Hand Painted Architectural Rendering of Fascist Palazzo Littorio

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1930s Hand Painted Architectural Rendering of Fascist Palazzo Littorio

About the Item

Hand drawn and painted rendering of the Italian Fascist building circa 1920-1930. The rendering shows a finished view from above of what became known as Casa del Fascio. This building is placed strategically designed for a wedge shape plot where two roads meat. It is painted on a sand color paper in grey, beige, black, terra cotta and green. The picture is in original as found condition frame with matting and back paper cover. The visible scene is 19.13 inches wide and 21.13 inches high. There is a 1.62 inch wide grey matting around the picture. Framed the piece measures is 24.25 inches wide and 26.25 inches high. A Casa Fascio is a building housing the local branch of the National Fascist Party in Italy in the 1920s and 1930s. They were know as the Casa del Fascio, Casa Littoria, or Casa del Littorio. Littorio means lictor, the bearer of the fasces lictorii, the symbol of Roman power that had been adopted by the Fascist party. There were about 11,000 case del Fascio in all Italy. Around 5,000 buildings were constructed specifically as case del Fascio. Many of them were designed by Italian rationalist architects including Adalberto Libera, Saverio Muratori, Ludovico Quaroni, Giuseppe Samonà, and Giuseppe Terragni. The Case del Fascio became one of the central points of new cities and towns founded under the Italian regime of the 1930s along with churches and a town hall. After World War II, the Case del Fascio were turned over to the Italian state under the provisions of Law 159 of July 27, 1944, "Sanctions against Fascism". Many today still bear signs or emblems of the fascist regime. At present, only the Bolzano former Casa Littoria has been recontextualized and from 2017 on displays a quote from Hannah Arendt, placed over a monumental bas-relief with Mussolini in the center and publicly contradicting him.

Dimensions:
Height: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Wood,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Light wear on frame. All in original condition as found paper backing, matting and frame. Any imperfection in the rendering are from the hand of the architect or prior to original framing.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1029219674622