Timeline

1818

Born in Reggio Calabria, Italy

1901

Went to Rome, where he studied design with a sign painter and attended the Scuola Libera del Nudo at the Accademia di Belle Arti

1902

Traveled to Paris, where he studied Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting

1905

Participated in the Mostra dei rifiutati, Rome

1906

Participated in the Esposizione di belle arti, Rome

Visited Padua and then moved to Venice, where he spent the winter of 1906–07 taking life-drawing classes at the Accademia di Belle Arti

1907

Settled in Milan

1909 - 1910

Began to frequent the Famiglia Artistica, a Milanese artists’ society that sponsored annual exhibitions

1910

Participated in the formulation of the two Futurist manifestos Manifesto dei pittori futuristi and Manifesto tecnico della pittura futurista

1911

Went to Paris, where he met Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire through Severini

1912 - 1914

Contributed articles to the Futurist publication Lacerba

1912

Paintings were shown with those of Carrà, Russolo, and Severini in the first Futurist show in Paris, at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune

Began concentrating on sculpture, and his Manifesto tecnico della scultura futurista was published

1913

Showed sculpture and paintings in a solo show at the Galerie de la Boétie in Paris, and his sculpture was included in the inaugural exhibition of the Galleria Futurista Permanente in Rome

1915

Enlisted in the army with Marinetti, Russolo, and Antonio Sant’Elia

1916

Suffered an accident during cavalry exercises in Sorte near Verona, and died on August 17