A Modern Take on an Ancient Myth

Piazzale Augusto Imperatore

Mosaic of Romulus and Remus by Ferruccio Ferrazzi

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On December 8th 1978, the Roman painter and sculptor Ferruccio Ferrazzi (b. 1891) died in his native city.

In the heart of Rome, a stone's throw from the Mausoleum of Augustus, stands the former Istituto Nazionale Fascista della Previdenza Sociale (1937-40), which was designed by the Roman architect Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo (1890-1966) as part of Mussolini's creation of the new Piazzale Augusto Imperatore. 
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The building sports a striking series of mosaics by Ferrazzi. The central mosaic illustrates the legendary origins of Rome. 

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Mosaics by Ferruccio Ferrazzi