Wulman Ricottini - Amazons

The subject of the equestrian monument, or the man on horseback, has very ancient origins. It dates back to the classical world, the earliest example of which is the "Rampin Knight," and it had a fundamental political importance for Roman art. Generally, these are sculptures in the round, but there are also cases where this subject appears on painted supports. The theme of the man on horseback has pervaded the entire history of art, not only Western art, and has become a subject of research for contemporary artists such as Marino Marini, Arturo Martini, and Aligi Sassu. In this sense, the subject of the Amazons, legendary mounted warriors from Greek mythology, has also enjoyed considerable popularity.

In this small, full-round sculpture, a static element by definition, we can appreciate how Wulman Ricottini's research was geared toward the expression of dynamic and irrepressible forces. The sculpture in question demonstrates the artist's interest in the synthesis of form. The subject undergoes a reduction of its physiognomy, and this operation is conducted in a rigorously expressionist manner. Indeed, the entire process of abstraction is conceived to create a compositional rhythm that expresses strong dynamism. The tension of diagonal lines, indicated by the horses' legs and the warriors' arrows, prevails. In conclusion, one can observe how, alongside formal synthesis, there coexists a certain marked plasticity that results in an elongation of the subject's proportions. In short, Wulman Ricottini's artistic practice combines a strongly classical conception, discernible not only in the choice of subjects but also in the plastic exaltation of anatomical beauty, along with a contemporary sensibility, in the expressive strength and dynamism of his compositions.

Wulman Ricottini, born in Sanseverino in 1908 and died in Treia in 1991, was a distinguished sculptor. His works, mostly sacred art, are scattered throughout Italy. He also dabbled in medal art: noteworthy are the medal struck in 1968 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the death of General Carlo Vecchiarelli di Cingoli; the commemorative medal created in 1982 for the 120th anniversary of the Sanseverino Shooting Society and the centenary of Garibaldi's death; the medal struck in 1983 and dedicated to the astronomer Eustachio Divini on the occasion of the naming of the Sanseverino Industrial Technical Institute after the illustrious scientist; and the medal struck by the Municipal Administration of Treia in 1990 to commemorate the second centenary of Treia's elevation to the rank of city.

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