Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Italian Posters - part 5

A comprehensive look at Italian poster design, from vintage to modern posters (1895 - 1971) designed by numerous designers and artists. I have included individual biographies of the artists, where found.

This is part 5 of an 11 part series on Italian Poster Design:


Aldo Mazza (1880-1964) began his artistic career as a caricaturist and book illustrator. By 1900, he had begun to design posters and worked with a variety of different clients to advertise sporting events, the Mele department store, and numerous publications and exhibitions.


1902 Ferrovia Alta Valtellina
Sondrio-Tirano
by Aldo Mazza

1908 E. & A. Mele & Ci., Napoli
Mode Novità
by Aldo Mazza

1909 "Giovinezza"
 by Aldo Mazza

1909 Scienza per Tutti
by Aldo Mazza

1910 Milano Circuito Aereo Internazionale
by Aldo Mazza

1910 Verona Concorsi Aerei
by Aldo Mazza

c1910 L'Anatricogeno
by Aldo Mazza

1911 Raid Parigi - Roma - Torino
by Aldo Mazza

1911 Torino Esposizione Internazionale
by Aldo Mazza

c1920 Vini D'Italia Plo. Dondena & Figlio
by Aldo Mazza

1922 Circuit de Milan
Grand Prix de l' A,C. D'Italie
by Aldo Mazza

1923 Primo Gran Premio d'Europa
by Aldo Mazza

c1926 Foire de Milan
by Aldo Mazza

1949 Monza Gran Premio d'Europa
by Aldo Mazza

n.d. Fernet-Branca
by Aldo Mazza


Mario Borgoni (1869 Pesaro -1936 Rome) was an Italian painter and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He studied at the Fine Arts Institute in Naples, where he later taught Decorative arts. He is noted in particular for his travel posters of beautiful tourist destinations like the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Sorrento and the Italian Rivera.


1906 Excelsior Hotel, Rome
by Mario Borgoni

c1916 Prestitito Nazionale
by Mario Borgoni

c1916 Prestitito Nazionale
by Mario Borgoni

c1916 "Finalmente!" Prestitito Nazionale
by Mario Borgoni

1920 Excelsior Palace Hotel, Venise-Lido
by Mario Borgoni

1920 Ferrovia Elettrica
Stresa-Mottarone Lago Maggiore
by Mario Borgoni

c1920-25 Genova, Grand Hôtel de Gênes
by Mario Borgoni

c1920 Grand Hotel & Royal, Siena
by Mario Borgoni

c1920 Riviera Italiana
by Mario Borgoni

1920s-30s Capri, Italia
by Mario Borgoni

c1925 Amalfi, Italia
by Mario Borgoni

c1925 Le Lac Majeur
by Mario Borgoni

c1925 "Sitmar"
 Societa Italiana di Servizi Marittimi
by Mario Borgoni

c1925 Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples
by Mario Borgoni

1927 Le Linee Aeree d'Italia
by Mario Borgoni

1927 Sorrento
by Mario Borgoni

c1927 Capri, Italia
by Mario Borgoni

1928 Taormina, Italia
by Mario Borgoni

c1930 Ferrara
by Mario Borgoni

Il Golfo di Napoli e il Vesuvio
by Mario Borgoni

La Riviera Italienne
by Mario Borgoni

Lido Venise
by Mario Borgoni

Merano
by Mario Borgoni

n.d. Grandi Alberghi della Mendola
by Mario Borgoni

n.d. Hotel Royal, Bordghera "Italy"
by Mario Borgoni

n.d. Rimini Grand Hotel
by Mario Borgoni

n.d. Wien-Venezia
Firenze-Roma-Napoli
by Mario Borgoni
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1903 Fernet-Branca
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1903 Fernet-Branca
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1909 Fernet-Branca
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1910 Fernet-Branca
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1915 Fernet-Branca
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1915 Fernet-Branca
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n.d. Fernet-Branca
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n.d. Fernet-Branca
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n.d. Fernet-Branca
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n.d. Fernet-Branca
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n.d. Fernet-Branca
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