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Adolfo de Carolis
The Woodcut Revival and the Italian Decadent Spirit Montefiore dell' Aso provides the starting point for Adolfo de Carolis in 1874. The path leads from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna to the Museo Artistico Industriale in Rome, where the air of the School of Pictorial Decoration begins to shape his hand. Under the guidance of Alessandro Morani, he enters a world of decorative precision. By 1897, he is part of the In Arte Liberta
s group in Rome, a circle defined by the influence of Giovanni Costa. This period marks a convergence of Symbolist poetry and the aestheticism of the Italian decadent literary climate. The work takes on a specific texture through his engagement with the Arts and Crafts values of William Morris. He looks toward the Kelmscott Press and the Hypnerotomachia Polifili, finding inspiration in the marriage of typography and image. His hands m…