German Expressionism in Italy

To say with any certainty when and how German expressionist art was first received in Italy is a virtually impossible enterprise. ¹ Nevertheless, a closer look at some of the most important Italian cultural and artistic centers, the artists or artists’ groups operating there, and the magazines they published can help to trace its dissemination. This essay focuses on the cultural circles of Florence, Turin, and Rome, where modernist artists and artists’ groups were particularly active in the years immediately before and after the First World War, and looks specifically at their role in promoting modernist art and, to a certain extent, German expressionism in Italy.