Artefacts

Cena in Emmaus

Artefact Type:

sculpture

Description:
Plaster sculpture by Fausto Melotti portraying the Gospel episode of the supper at Emmaus, representative of the attempts at the rejuvenation of religious art made in that period, which can be seen in particular in the rationalization of forms and space.

Size:
cm 92 x 65 x 28
Creation Start Date:
1933
Artist:
> Fausto Melotti
Current Location:
> Private collection
Material:
> Plaster

Tags: Nationalism Modern art Consensus Internationalism Collectivity International realism Totalitarian realism Mass culture Public spectacle

Themes:

New Sacred Art