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Armando Spadini, Firenze 1883 - Roma 1925 (Florence 1883 - Rome 1925) - Armando Spadini was born in Florence on July 29, 1883, the son of Luigi, an optician, and Maria Rigacci, a seamstress originally from Poggio a Caiano. From a young age he showed a marked inclination for drawing, which led him, in 1893, to work as an apprentice decorator in Jafet Torelli's terracotta and artistic majolica factory. Later, he attended the professional school of industrial decorative arts in Florence, where he trained as an engraver-lithographer and painter under Giacomo Lolli, qualifying as a painter in 1900.Between 1900 and 1902, and then in 1910, he attended the Scuola Libera del Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, where he met artists such as Ardengo Soffici and Adolfo De Carolis. The latter involved him in decorative projects and introduced him to the lively Florentine cultural milieu, where Spadini collaborated with woodcuts and drawings on Giovanni Papini's "Leonardo" and Giuseppe Antonio Borgese's "Hermes" magazines.In 1908 he married Pasqualina Cervone, a painter he had met at Giovanni Fattori's school and was his main muse. In 1910 he moved to Rome, at first with distrust, but soon became integrated thanks to his friendship with critic Emilio Cecchi and his frequentation of the Caffè Aragno, a meeting place for artists and literati. During this period, his children Anna, future wife of writer Leo Longanesi, and Andrea, who became a sculptor and ceramist, were born.Spadini participated in several exhibitions, including the Roman Secessions of 1913 and 1915, earning his first successes. In 1917, due to the first symptoms of chronic nephritis, he was reformed from military service and moved with his family to a small villa in the Parioli district, which became a meeting place for artist and literary friends such as Antonio Baldini, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Giovanni Papini, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Giorgio De Chirico and Amerigo Bartoli.In 1918 he exhibited at the Zurich Italian Art Exhibition and was given a solo exhibition at the Casina Valadier. In 1920, thanks to the interest of Ugo Ojetti, who published a monograph dedicated to him, he was appointed academician of San Luca and received a life annuity from the writer Olindo Malagodi, which alleviated his financial difficulties. From 1921 to 1925 he was a member of the committee for the Roman Biennials.WikipediaIn 1921 he participated with the group "Valori Plastici" in the Florentine Spring Exhibition, exhibiting works such as "Portrait of a Little Girl," "Country," and "Oxen in the Stable." In 1923 he participated in the Italian Art Exhibition in Buenos Aires. The climax of his career came in 1924, when the 14th Venice Biennale dedicated a personal room to him with thirty-seven works, consecrating him among the most important artists.Spadini died in Rome on March 31, 1925.