Valerio Terraroli

"Symbolism is not a style, but a psychological state that becomes image."

"Filippini’s painting, suspended between natural observation and ethical structure, anticipates the spiritual weight of twentieth-century realism."

"Liberty is not the Italian version of Art Nouveau, but its Mediterranean alternative, rooted in myth, narrative, and craftsmanship."

"To understand the Symbolists, one must unlearn realism. Their logic is dreamlike, not descriptive."