Biography

1901

Born February 27, 1901 in Pistoia, Italy

1917

Visits Accademie di Belle Arti in Florence

1922

Shifts his focus from painting and encaustic to sculpture

1928

First participation in the Venice Biennale

1929

Appointed as a teacher at Villa Reale in Monza near Milan

1935

Award of Quadriennale in Rome

1943

His studio gets destroyed during the war; relocation to Switzerland

1954

Award of Accademia dei Lincei

1973

Opening of Marino-Marini-Museum at Civica Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan

1980

Marino Marini died August 6, 1980 in Viareggio