Zanzi - The Peasant Women

Social themes in art began to gain prominence in the mid-19th century, coinciding with the spread of social questions throughout European societies. The work of painters such as Millet and Daumier, for example, favored subjects related to life in the fields, factory work, or strikes. In Italy, among the first painters to engage deeply with social themes were Pellizza da Volpedo and, in the contemporary era, Renato Guttuso.

This work is exemplary of Romeo Zanzi's production during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The artist begins with figuration, maintaining a firm connection to sensory reality. However, Zanzi applies a notable expressionist synthesis to his subjects. The figures are constructed essentially through color and are inserted into a complex space, marked by curved lines and angular cuts. The artist's linework is dense and textured, connoting the representation of existential vibrations. Regarding the palette, however, the works from this period generally present a deliberate contrast between the coldness of the backgrounds and the vivacity of the subjects.

Romeo Zanzi is an artist from Alfonsine, born in 1950. In 1975, he graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, becoming a professor of Art History. From that moment on, he began his primary career as a teacher of Art and Art History. He first taught Art History at the "Don Bosco" High School in Faenza; he then moved to the "Margherita di Savoia" Teacher Training Institute in Ravenna as a teacher of Drawing and Art History. He then moved to the "A. Oriani" Middle School in Alfonsine, where, in addition to teaching Art Education, he served as Deputy Headmaster. He currently holds the chair of Art History at the "G. Ricci Curbastro" High School in Lugo.

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