Enrico Saviotti - The Alley

The urban landscape was already a popular subject in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era, but predominantly in an idealized manner. Scenes of city life became typical themes with a more realistic interpretation starting in the 19th century. It's worth remembering how, immediately following the realist movements of the 19th century, the Impressionists also placed great emphasis on the everyday, on everyday life, with a certain predilection, however, for the frenetic pace of the city, its crowds, traffic, and typically bourgeois settings.

One of the most prevalent subjects in Enrico Saviotti's paintings is the view of his hometown, Ancona. This is a subject in which Saviotti demonstrates the distinctive features of his style, a blend of tradition and innovation. Compositionally, the painter approaches the view with a traditional approach, a drawing that constructs a perspective view and conventional spatial depth. However, Saviotti manages to enliven and poeticize his views through an elaborate pictorial style, sometimes composed of bold lines, at other times of a subtle and precious graphic style that renders the buildings evanescent and charged with magic.

Enrico Saviotti, a painter from Ancona (1926-1984), known by the pseudonym "Murtatela," was self-taught and had a very eventful life, including playing double bass in Rome's Dolce Vita clubs, then driving a taxi like his father, then selling clothes, and finally managing the famous Vigolo nightclub. He always cultivated a passion for painting, portraying clowns and the hidden beauties of his native Ancona in his canvases. His career culminated with an exhibition in New York in 1980.

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