Marino Marini

Marino Marini (Pistoia, 1901 – Viareggio, 1980) is one of the most important Italian sculptors of the 20th century. After studying painting and sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, his early years were dedicated to drawing, painting and graphics. In the late 1920s he began exhibiting with the Novecento group and teaching at the I.S.I.A. in Monza, called there by Arturo Martini.

From the 1930s his artistic focus centered on two iconic subjects, the Knight and Pomona, which he would reinterpret throughout his career. After the war, Marini taught at the Accademia di Brera in Milan and developed an international reputation, with exhibitions at the Venice Biennale (1948), in New York (1950), Zurich (1962), Rome (1966) and Japan (1978).

His work has been celebrated worldwide, and museums dedicated to his art were established in Milan (1973) and Florence (1988). Marini remains renowned for his ability to combine classical themes with a deeply modern vision.