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Reflections of a hungry
Between colors and vapors
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Mollusc block
Glass urn from the Necropolis of via Cavour, Biella
Vasi Piroga
Cinerary urn and cerrione necropolis equipment
Mummy sarcophagus
Bowl with two hummingbirds
Statuette of coquero
Clay bowl imitating a pumpkin
Anthropomorphic bottle warrior moche
Male figure
Female statuette of a praying woman
Campaniforma Jar
Clay head with almond-shaped eyes and headdress
Sunshine
Virgin of the Rocks copy from Leonardo
Mountain landscape with cows
Madonna with child
Triptych Virgin of the Rocks copy from Leonardo
Marina
The drummer
The sleep test
Reflections of a hungry
Between colors and vapors
Judith and Holofernes
Monument to Lorenzo Delleani

Reflections of a hungry

Emilio Longoni

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Museum of the Biella Territory

Museum of the Biella Territory

Via Q. Sella, 54/b, Biella

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A short text in dialogue in which the evident differences in class between the cold boy and the couple sitting in the heat of a room intent on having a hearty meal were underlined, accompanied - in the newspaper Lotta di classe of May 1st 1894 - the reproduction of the painting by Emilio Longoni. On the same day the painting was exhibited to the public, in the spaces of the Castello Sforzesco, for the second edition of the Brera Triennale. The provocative combination of text and image immediately caused the reaction of the censors who ordered the seizure of the newspaper and police checks also against Emilio Longoni and made this painting one of the most discussed and cited works by critics of the entire production. of the artist. The Reflections of a Hungry Mark the highest point of social commitment in the painting of Emilio Longoni, who between 1887 and 1897 elaborated and developed his own iconography of the exploitation, misery and struggle of the Milanese subordinate classes. The work turns out to be an important affirmation of the expressive possibilities of the pointillist technique. In fact, if the iconographic combination of characters belonging to different social classes was a widespread typology in genre painting, the technical means used by the artist to represent it was instead unprecedented. The painting, which entered the Museum's collections in 1952 thanks to the donation of Bruno Blotto Baldo, then mayor of Biella, enjoyed great critical success, often cited in studies on divisionism and social art, has been exhibited and continues to be required for important international exhibitions.
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Title: Reflections of a hungry

Author: Emilio Longoni

Date: 1894

Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: Museum of the Biella Territory

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