Raffaello On The Road. Rinascimento E Propaganda Fascista In America -1938 40-

: What was meant to be a single-stop exhibition expanded into a "coast to coast" tour with unplanned stops in The Return

This is the story of how the High Renaissance was put on a truck, driven across the United States, and weaponized as political armor. This is : What was meant to be a single-stop

The tour lasted until 1940, returning to Italy just as the nation entered the war alongside Nazi Germany, effectively ending the period of "soft power" diplomacy. 4. Modern Critical Perspectives driven across the United States

Between 1938 and 1940, the Fascist government organized high-profile touring exhibitions that brought Italian masterpieces to major U.S. institutions, including the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, the , and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. : What was meant to be a single-stop