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Augusto Majani (C.E.1867 β 1959), Italian painter and illustrator.
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βBologna the learned one in terms of expression and the fat one in way of doing things, has always been the most suitable city for the development of my caricaturistic instincts. The jokes, witticisms or even satires of the Bolognese have a special flavor, the flavor of dry tagliatelle, tortellini and mortadella; that is, they are the fruits of healthy minds in healthy bodies. Gall and poison only rarely enter or exit Bolognese mouths; but only that little bit of mischief and biting without which satire would no longer exist. Such is the environment where my humor was born and grew, at the school of a true master, the aforementioned Antonio Fiacchi, the unforgettable SgnΓ©r PirΓ¨in [...].Quoted in [[Luigi Rasi] ], Caricature and Italian comedians, R. Bemporad e Figlio, Florence, 1907, pp. 177-178.β
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βIn his caricature the alteration of the characteristic signs takes second place, sometimes becoming a simple accessory, sometimes even entering only fleetingly. What usually reigns in 's caricature is allegory, that is, the characteristic moral trait of the caricatured person. The caricature for caricature's sake has no value for him, or has very little value: for it to have reason to exist, it must say something, speak to the mind of those who observe it. (Luigi Rasi)β
About Augusto Majani
Augusto Majani (C.E.1867 β 1959), Italian painter and illustrator.