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Soffici, Ardengo
Soffici, Ardengo (1879–1964). Italian critic and painter, born at Rignano in Tuscany. He studied at the Academy in Florence, then from 1900 to 1907 spent his formative years in Paris, where he wrote for avant-garde periodicals and knew such figures as Apollinaire, Braque, Modigliani, and Picasso. In 1907 he settled in Florence and in the period before the First World War he was prominent in introducing the discussion of modern art—particularly Cubism—to Italy; in 1913 he published three of his articles in book form as Cubismo e oltre. He championed the work of Rosso, but initially he was hostile to Futurism; however, under the influence of Boccioni and Carrà, he became converted to the movement in 1913. After the war his views became increasingly conservative and he joined Carrà and de Chirico in the attacks they made on Cubism and Futurism in their journal Valori plastici. Soffici's own work as a painter reflects his changing critical outlook, but it is not considered to have much independent merit.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Soffici, Ardengo." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Soffici, Ardengo." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SofficiArdengo.html IAN CHILVERS. "Soffici, Ardengo." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SofficiArdengo.html |
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Soffici, Ardengo
Soffici, Ardengo (b Rignano sull'Arno, nr. Florence, 7 Apr. 1879; d Forte dei Marmi, nr. Viareggio, 18 Aug. 1964). Italian critic and painter. From 1900 to 1907 he spent his formative years in Paris, where he wrote for avant-garde periodicals and knew such figures as Apollinaire, Braque, Modigliani, and Picasso. In 1907 he settled in Florence and in the period before the First World War he was prominent in introducing the discussion of modern art—particularly Cubism—to Italy. He championed the work of Medardo Rosso, but initially he was hostile to Futurism; however, under the influence of Boccioni and Carrà, he became converted to the movement in 1913. After the war his views became increasingly conservative and he joined Carrà and de Chirico in the attacks they made on Cubism and Futurism in the journal Valori plastici. Soffici's own work as a painter reflects his changing critical outlook, but it is not considered to have much independent merit.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Soffici, Ardengo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Soffici, Ardengo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SofficiArdengo.html IAN CHILVERS. "Soffici, Ardengo." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SofficiArdengo.html |
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