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Born October 19, 1882 • Reggio di Calabria • Italy
Died August 16, 1916 (aged 33) • Verona • Italy
Notable Works “Development of a Bottle in Space” • “Riot in the Gallery” • “The City Rises” • “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space”
Movement / Style Futurism • pointillism

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Boccioni, Umberto: Self-Portrait
Futurism
Boccioni, Umberto: Dynamism of a Soccer Player
Umberto Boccioni: Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
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Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Andrea del Verrocchio: David
Andrea del Verrocchio
Italian painter and sculptor
Maurizio Cattelan: Mini-Me
Maurizio Cattelan
Italian artist
Amedeo Modigliani.
Amedeo Modigliani
Italian artist
Andrea Orcagna
Italian painter
Head of God the Father
Daniele da Volterra
Italian artist
Beccafumi, Domenico: A Philosopher
Domenico Beccafumi
Italian painter
Francesco Di Giorgio
Francesco di Giorgio
Italian artist
Alberto Burri
Italian painter
Bartolommeo Carducci
Italian architect and sculptor
Gino Severini
Italian artist
Giacomo Balla
Italian artist
Carlo Carrà
Italian painter
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
French artist
Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
French artist
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili
British artist

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