Il Frontespizio
| Categories | Literary magazine |
|---|---|
| Founder | Enrico Lucatello Piero Bargellini |
| Year founded | 1929 |
| Final issue | 1940 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Florence |
| Language | Italian |
Il Frontespizio (meaning The Frontispiece in English) was an Italian art and literary magazine, which had a Catholic perspective. The magazine existed between 1929 and 1940.
Il Frontespizio was first published in May 1929. The founders were Enrico Lucatello and Piero Bargellini.Giovanni Papini was also instrumental in its establishment. The headquarters of Il Frontespizio was in Florence. From August 1929 the magazine became monthly, but it rarely published double issues. Vallecchi was the publisher of the magazine from July 1930 to its closure in 1940.
The founding editor was Enrico Lucatello, who was succeeded by Piero Bargellini in the post. Although it targeted Catholic intellectuals, who had been alienated from public life since the Unification of Italy in 1861, its goal was not to disseminate Catholic art. Instead, it aimed at being an alternative to avant-gardism and fascist culture in Italy. It adopted an anti-Semitic approach. The magazine started the Hermetic poetry in Italy through the work by Carlo Bo, a literary critic, Mario Luzi and Piero Bigongiari. Giuseppe de Luca, a priest, was among the regular contributors. It also covered the work by Italian sculptures, including Bartolini, Carlo Carrà, Felice Casorati, De Pisis, Mino Maccari, Manzu, Giorgio Morandi, Ottone Rosai, Semeghini, Severini, Soffici, and Lorenzo Viani.
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