Mario Reviglione: The Solitary Symbolist Painter of Turin

Mario Reviglione, an Italian artist born in Turin in 1883 and passing away in 1965, fused Symbolism with Metaphysical art. The son of Vicente and Teresa Mazza, he departed from the Accademia di Belle Arti due to conflicts with Giacomo Grosso's naturalistic approach. He engaged with avant-garde personalities, including Leonardo Bistolfi, and began showcasing his work in 1903 at the Promotrice delle Belle Arti di Torino. Reviglione took part in the Mostra del Ritratto in Milan in 1906 and exhibited at the Venice Biennale from 1907 to 1922. Transitioning from Liberty styles to Viennese Secession around 1910, he illustrated for L'Eroica. His prominent piece, 'Preludio lunare. Ricordo di viaggio' (1914), is housed in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Torino. After World War I, he experienced isolation and poverty by the late 1940s.