Artefacts

Giustizia corporativa

Artefact Type:

sculpture

Description:
Martini's highrelief is one of the most important artworks produced within the massive decorative arts programme started by Piacentini for Milan's Palace of Justice, occupying a central place both phisically, in the building, and conceptually. It represents Justice as an institution belonging to the Fascist regime, largely drawing on Roman art stylistic features.

Size:
cm 450 x 500
Creation Start Date:
1936
Artist:
> Arturo Martini
Current Location:
> Palazzo di Giustizia
Current Location:
> Milan
Technique:
> High relief
Material:
> Carrara white marble

Tags: Corporativism State art Totalitarian art Modern art Classical tradition Assent Public or civic sphere Sacralization Aesthetic theorization Political system or apparatus

Themes:

Public art