Simplon Tunnels Internationale Ausstellung
Poster
1906 (printed)
1906 (printed)
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This poster design was the prize-winning entry in a contest to produce a poster to celebrate the opening of the Simplon Tunnel through the Alps in 1906. It was printed in several languages. Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1869-1944) often used naked figures featuring romantic and mythological elements. Here the winged helmet suggests speed and the muscled torso indicates man’s triumphal feat of engineering.
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Title | Simplon Tunnels Internationale Ausstellung (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | Poster for 'Simplon Tunnels Internationale Ausstelling', designed by Leopoldo Metlicovitz |
Physical description | Poster |
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Credit line | Copyright Casa Ricordi Historical Archive |
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Summary | This poster design was the prize-winning entry in a contest to produce a poster to celebrate the opening of the Simplon Tunnel through the Alps in 1906. It was printed in several languages. Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1869-1944) often used naked figures featuring romantic and mythological elements. Here the winged helmet suggests speed and the muscled torso indicates man’s triumphal feat of engineering. |
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Accession number | E.405-1982 |
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Record created | February 18, 2003 |
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