Renato Marino Mazzacurati

Place: Galliera

Born: 1907

Death: 1969

Biography:

Renato Marino Mazzacurati was an Italian painter and sculptor belonging to the modern movement of the Scuola romana (Roman School), of eclectic styles and able within his career span to represent the artistic currents of Cubism, Expressionism, and Realism. He believed that art could sustain social functions. Born in Galliera, Italy in 1907, he moved to Rome in 1926 and became interested in the works of Rodin, Matisse, and Picasso during a trip to Paris in 1931. He died in Parma, Italy in 1969.