The Morning (Boccioni)
The Morning (also known as Il Mattino) is a 20th-century portrait painted in oil by Umberto Boccioni, made around 1909-1910, during the Futurism in Milano, Italy, exhibited at the Museum Gallerie di Piazza Scala of Milano. Boccioni’s painting depicts a view of Via Ripamonti in Milan.
| Italian: The Morning, French: Le Matin | |
| The Morning by Umberto Boccioni, 1909.jpg | |
| Artist | Umberto Boccioni |
|---|---|
| Year | c. 1909-1910 |
| Type | Oil on poplar |
| Dimensions | 140 cm × 150 cm (55 in × 60 in) |
| Location | Gallerie di Piazza Scala, Milano |
Description
The work was created by Boccioni in his apartment in Via Adige at number 23 in Milan, observing the door area Porta Romana - Vigentina-Via Ripamonti, near the Museum Fondazione Prada . Today the neighborhood is identified innovative luxury Milano Fashion district.
Bibliography
- Omar Calabrese - Vittorio Giudici, Art dall'Ottocento a oggi, Mondadori Education, 2012
