Un solo dio non basta: mitologia e classicità nella grande decorazione del ventennio

Abstract

This article analyses the role of Gino Severini and Mario Sironi in the development of mural painting during the Fascist era, highlighting their commitment to reviving classical tradition and creating a veritable ‘religion of art’, at times an alternative to the ‘official’ one, through the use of myth as a tool for political persuasion and identity-building, with particular attention to the symbolic and spiritual function of art in constructing a new Fascist aesthetic.