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A journey of discovery through history to reflect on the relationship between artists, patrons and power. This is the theme of the documentary “ART AND PROPAGANDA”, written, directed and produced by Eleonora Zamparutti and Piero Muscarà. Art has always been a powerful tool for communication, persuasion and propaganda throughout history. The documentary “ART AND PROPAGANDA” explores how artists and patrons have collaborated to create images capable of conveying powerful and enduring messages. Over the centuries, the figure of the artist has undergone a profound transformation, becoming a protagonist increasingly aware of their role in the visual communication of power. From the 19th and 20th centuries onwards, this process accelerated, leading artists to personally choose themes, expressive languages and messages — culminating, in contemporary art, in a reversal of the relationship with power itself, as they became the voice of counter-propaganda. The documentary tells many stories. From Emperor Augustus’s use of art as a tool to consolidate the change of regime, to Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker”, a masterpiece which, within twenty years, due to a shift in the course of history, became the emblem of the failure of Bonaparte’s propaganda art. Produced by ARTE.it Originals in collaboration with RAI Cultura, “ART AND PROPAGANDA” is an independent production, the result of research begun by the filmmakers in 2017.

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