Antonietta Raphaël: life and paintings

ANTONIETTA RAPHAËL LIFE AND PAINTINGS

RAFAELA DA SILVA MELO

ANTONIETTA RAPHAËL LIFE AND PAINTINGS

RAFAELA DA SILVA MELO

"I'm not a girl Not yet a woman All I need is time A moment that is mine While I'm in between I'm not a girl..."

I'm not a girl not yet a woman by Britney Spears Composers: Martin Karl Sandberg, Rami Yacoub and Dido Armstrong.

SUMMARY 1. Adolescente (1928)...............................6 2. Self-portrait with violin (1928).........7 3. Still life with Guitar (1928).................8 4. Ritratto di Mafai (1928).......................9 5. Mafai con i pennelli (1943)...............10 6. Mafai con il gatto (1942)....................11 7. Noibe (1932)..........................................12 8. Re David piange la morte di Absalon (1947)........................................................13 9. L'arco (1970)..........................................14 10.Calllogirone all'alba (1951).................15 11. Fanciulla con la bocca rossa (1953).......................................................16 12. Self-portrait.........................................17 13.Desnudo femenino ante el espejo......................................................18 14.Glaiolo....................................................19 15. La ópera................................................20 16. Unknown title..........................................................21

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INTRODUCTION Antonietta Raphaël (1895 – 5 September 1975) was an Italian sculptor and painter of Jewish heritage and Lithuanian birth, who founded the Scuola Romana (Roman School) movement together with her husband Mario Mafai.

She was an artist characterised by a profound anti-academic conviction, also affirmed by her sculptures which, especially after World War II, dominated her output.

They highlighted the tender and vibrant carnality present in stone, with works such as Miriam dormiente (Sleeping Miriam) and Nemesis.

Adolescente (1928)

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Self-portrait with violin (1928)

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Still Life with Guitar (1928)

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Ritratto di Mafai (1928)

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Mafai con i pennelli (1943)

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Mafai con il gatto (1942)

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Niobe (1939)

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Re David piange la morte di Absalon (1947)

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L’Arco (1970)

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Caltagirone all’alba (1951)

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Fanciulla con la bocca rossa (1953)

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Figura femminile (1968)

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Self-portrait

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Desnudo femenino ante el espejo

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Gladiolo

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La ópera

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