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The Eternal City, 1934-37, oil on board
Peter Blume, 1906-1992, American. MOMA, NY
The artist was in Rome in 1932. Benito Mussolini (1883-1945, Italian), popping up frighteningly everywhere as though a jack-in-the-box has imposed a threatening dominance over everyone including a beggar woman scrambling in the broken marble. A broken, forlorn Christ, bejeweled, remains locked in a shrine. In the distance, threatening officers lie in wait for people streaming towards the Roman Forum.
Yes. A perfect parallel to the scene in the United States today.
Well found.
Fascinating!
I’m going to share this post on my blog tomorrow: I hope you agree ❣️🙏❣️
Of course! And I will thank you for sharing ‘my’ post!
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Brilliant share and timing, carissima Luisa
Dearest Sarah, this post was also reblogged by our friend Pat, here
https://equipsblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/re-reblog-from-words-and-musica-and-stories/