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Boccioni

[bo-choh-nee; Italian bawt-chaw-nee]
noun
  1. Um·ber·to [oom-ber-taw] /umˈbɛr tɔ/, 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor.
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Historical Examples

  • Thus, on the death of Boccioni, the first generation of Futuristic writers reformed or disappeared.

    Idling in Italy

    Joseph Collins

  • The work of Boccioni and Carrà has assumed a wholly abstract appearance, and is much more interesting than formerly.

  • Boccioni satisfies the test in his sculpture, and therefore we must praise him, whether we like his methods or not.

British Dictionary definitions for boccioni

Boccioni

noun
  1. Umberto (umˈberto). 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor: principal theorist of the futurist movement
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