26 Forgotten Female Artists in a Rome Exhibition

The exhibition 'Artiste a Roma. Percorsi tra Secessione, Futurismo e Ritorno all’Ordine' at Casino dei Principi di Villa Torlonia in Rome highlights 26 female artists who were overlooked by official art historiography despite significant contributions to painting, sculpture, and photography. Organized by the Sovrintendenza Capitolina and curated by Giulia Tulino, the show features over 100 works spanning from the 1910s to the post-World War II period. The exhibition is divided into six sections: 'Tra Simbolismo e Secessione', 'Attraverso il futurismo', 'L’eredità del colore', 'Linguaggi del quotidiano tra Metafisica e Ritorno all’Ordine', 'Altri realismi', and 'Nello sguardo di Ghitta Carell'. Notable works include Virginia Tomescu Scrocco's 'Gioco di bambine', Evangelina Gemma Alciati's 'Ritratto o Due Giovanette' (1918), Benedetta Cappa Marinetti's 'Velocità di motoscafo' (1924), and Maria Grandinetti Mancuso's 'Astrazione di natura morta' (ante 1930), which is featured on the catalog cover. The exhibition traces artistic movements from Symbolism and Secession through Futurism, Expressionism, Divisionism, Jugendstil, Metaphysical art, and the 'return to order' promoted by the magazine Valori Plastici, including the Scuola di Via Cavour. It runs at Villa Torlonia in Rome.