In 1856, the family moved to Rome, where young Mario pursued technical studies. His maternal grandfather, Ignazio Villa, was a sculptor and architect, as was his paternal uncle Eugenio Sironi, while his father Enrico was an engineer and his mother a formidable musician. Mario Sironi was born from the marriage of Enrico (Milan, 1847 - Rome, 1898) and Giulia Villa (Florence, 1860 - Bergamo, 1943), both of whom came from two families with artistic traditions. On the other hand, a reappraisal of Sironi’s corpus has been underway in recent years that, without erasing the shame of the painter’s adherence to the fascist movement, is bringing to light the masterpieces of one of Italy’s greatest modern masters. Because of his closeness to the regime, Sironi’s works were discredited for most of the second half of the twentieth century.
What is more, the painter worked as an illustrator for Popolo d’Italia, the newspaper founded by Benito Mussolini. Over the years Sironi had close relations with the regime, for which he set up several exhibitions and many pavilions. However, his brilliant artistic career was tainted by his staunch adherence to the fascist political movement, in which he saw a springboard for the rebirth of Italy and consequently Italian art. In addition, Sironi moved to the forefront of reviving mural painting, of which he became the most important exponent of his time. After that for a time he was also influenced by the Metaphysical current, founded in the 1920s by Giorgio de Chirico, and expressionist painting. Over the years, Sironi was a member of Futurism, the Italian avant-garde movement born in 1909 with the famous manifesto of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (Alexandria, Egypt, 1876 - Bellagio, 1944). Throughout his career, Sironi joined several artistic currents and even founded one with other artists, as in the case of the Novecento Italiano movement.
Mario Sironi (Sassari, 1885 - Milan 1961) was one of the most celebrated artists of the first half of the 20th century. His life, his works, to what his fame is due.
Mario Sironi was one of the most important artists in early 20th century Italy.
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