Blackshirt General Staff Dedication Bronze
Bronze sculpture dedicated to the Chief of Staff of the MVSN (Milizia Volontaria Sicurezza Nazionale or National Security Volunteer Militia) Italy’s fascist paramilitary organization colloquially known as the ‘Blackshirts’. Designed by the artist and architect Giandomenico De Marchis (1893-1967), this sculpture was originally conceived for an art competition held at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and were later manufactured as awards.
De Marchis was a trained architect and artist who graduated from an art school in Torino. During the First World War, he served as an infantry officer in Libya, which was occupied by Italy. De Marchis then worked as a sports instructor at the Military Academy of the Foreign Ministry in Roma, but turned to sculpting in 1935.
Inscription reads: IL CAPO DI S.M. [Stato Maggiore] DELLA M.V.S.N.
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Bronze sculpture dedicated to the Chief of Staff of the MVSN (Milizia Volontaria Sicurezza Nazionale or National Security Volunteer Militia) Italy’s fascist paramilitary organization colloquially known as the ‘Blackshirts’. Designed by the artist and architect Giandomenico De Marchis (1893-1967), this sculpture was originally conceived for an art competition held at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and were later manufactured as awards.
De Marchis was a trained architect and artist who graduated from an art school in Torino. During the First World War, he served as an infantry officer in Libya, which was occupied by Italy. De Marchis then worked as a sports instructor at the Military Academy of the Foreign Ministry in Roma, but turned to sculpting in 1935.
Inscription reads: IL CAPO DI S.M. [Stato Maggiore] DELLA M.V.S.N.
