Categories | Literary magazine |
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Founder |
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Founded | May 1929 |
Final issue | December 1940 |
Country | Kingdom of Italy |
Based in | Florence |
Language | Italian |
Il Frontespizio (Italian : The Frontispiece) was an art and literary magazine, which had a Catholic perspective. The magazine existed between 1929 and 1940 and was based in Florence, Italy.
Il Frontespizio was first published in May 1929. [1] The founders were Enrico Lucatello and Piero Bargellini. [2] Giovanni Papini was also instrumental in the establishment of the magazine. [3] The headquarters of Il Frontespizio was in Florence. [4] [5] From August 1929 the magazine became monthly, but it rarely published double issues. [1] Vallecchi was the publisher of the magazine from July 1930 to its closure in 1940. [4]
The founding editor was Enrico Lucatello, who was succeeded by Piero Bargellini in the post. [6] Giuseppe de Luca, a Catholic priest, was among the regular contributors and served as the editor of Il Frontespizio. [4] [7] Although it targeted Catholic intellectuals, who had been alienated from public life since the Unification of Italy in 1861, [4] the goal of the magazine was not to disseminate Catholic art. [1] Instead, it aimed at being an alternative to avant-gardism and fascist culture in Italy. [4] In addition, Il Frontespizio adopted an anti-Semitic approach. [8] The magazine introduced the Hermetic poetry in Italy [4] through the work by Carlo Bo, a literary critic, Mario Luzi and Piero Bigongiari. [9] The magazine also covered the work by Italian sculptors, including Bartolini, Carlo Carrà, Felice Casorati, De Pisis, Mino Maccari, Manzu, Giorgio Morandi, Ottone Rosai, Semeghini, Severini, Soffici, and Lorenzo Viani. [10]
Il Frontespizio was the recipient of the best graphic work award at the Milan Triennale in 1935. [4] The magazine ended publication in December 1940. [1] [5] [10]
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