The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli
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The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli is a 1911 Futurist painting by Carlo Carrà that dramatically depicts a chaotic political funeral and the violent clash between mourners and authorities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Funeral of the Anarchist Galli | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Futurist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of politically engaged avant-garde art
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key work in early Futurist painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Futurism
NERFINISHED
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proto-Cubist fragmentation ⓘ |
| author | Carlo Carrà NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real funeral of Angelo Galli in Milan ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
dominance of reds and dark tones
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strong contrasts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Carlo Carrà NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
anarchist demonstration
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anarchist supporters ⓘ armed police ⓘ clash between mourners and authorities ⓘ coffin carried by crowd ⓘ coffin of Angelo Galli ⓘ compressed spatial perspective ⓘ crowd in motion ⓘ crowd pressed together ⓘ flags and banners ⓘ mounted police ⓘ physical confrontation ⓘ political funeral ⓘ sense of crowd panic ⓘ urban street setting ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasCreatorNationality | Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
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political unrest in early 20th-century Italy ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | funeral of the anarchist Angelo Galli ⓘ |
| movement | Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic depiction of movement
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expression of social conflict ⓘ political subject matter ⓘ use of diagonals and overlapping planes ⓘ violent, chaotic composition ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventReferenced | funeral of Angelo Galli ⓘ |
| theme |
collective struggle
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mass movement ⓘ political violence ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | oil painting ⓘ |
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Funeral of the Anarchist Galli