A World's Fair in Italy: Turin 1911

Paoletti, Rodolfo

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Name:	Paoletti, Rodolfo
Gender:	Male
Birth:	1866 Venezia
Death:	1939 or 1940? Milano
Description:	Born in Venice of a family of artists, Rodolfo Paoletti attended for a brief period the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Venice. He then moved to Milan, and devoted most of his career to creating illustrations and drawings for journals and magazines including La domenica illustrata, La tribuna illustrata, Varietas, Natura ed Arte and Il Secolo XX. He became part of a circle of prolific illustrators such as Duilio Cambellotti, Luigi Bompard, Marcello Dudovich, Enrico Sacchetti and Filiberto Mateldi. Paoletti also created the illustrations for numerous best-selling novels among which are: La guerre by Emile Zola, Il leone di San Marco by Luigi Motta, Amatevi by Guido Fabiani and I figli dell'aria by Emilio Salgari. In this role, he collaborated with noted publishing houses such as Treves in Milan and Donath in Genoa. As a painter, in 1897 he participated at the Brera Biennale with a painting titled Extra Muros, which was purchased by King Umberto I of Italy. In cortile (In the courtyard) is another noteworthy painting, now in the collection of the Brera Academy. He also participated in numerous Venice Biennals. The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome owns the oil A Venezia and the Chamber of Commerce of Venice Dove Wagner sognava (Where Wagned used to Dream). Private collectors own Silenti armonie (Silent Harmonies 1922), Rifugio d'anime (Shelter for the Soul, 1924) and Silenzi parlanti (Talking Silences, 1924). Rodolfo Paoletti created numerous drawings of the pavilions of Turin 1911, many of which were reproduced and sold as postcards. See: AA.VV., Nei dintorni di Dudovich, Catalogo della mostra, Trieste: Modiano, 2002
Subjects:	Contemporary culture
Places:	Milano Strategically placed at the gateway to the Italian peninsula, Milan and the surrounding region of Lombardy have been the subject of constant disputes over the centuries. Celts, Romans, Goths, Lombards, Spaniards and Austrians have all ruled the city at some stage of its history and for the most part, the city has capitalised on its position and has emerged today as the undisputed economic and cultural powerhouse of a united Italy. (from: http://www.aboutmilan.com/history-of-milan.html) Venezia Venezia (Venice) is the capital city of the Veneto region in northeast Italy. It is built on a group of 118 islands separated by canals and connected by over 400 bridges.
Postcards:	Padiglione della Moda (Paoletti) \| Pavilion of Fashion (Paoletti)
Photographs:	Rodolfo Paoletti_Ritratto \| Rodolfo Paoletti_Portrait
Guides:	Torino: Esposizione Internazionale 1911. 12 Principali Padiglioni. Serie 2606
Postcard Collections:	Torino 1911 Esposizione Internazionale. Primi 12 Principali Padiglioni. Pittore Paoletti