''La Raccolta'' ( it, The Collection) was a monthly literary magazine which was published in Bologna, Italy, between March 1918 and February 1919. It was one of the significant platforms for the discussions about the development of a new approach towards Italian literary movements in the country during its run.

History and profile

''La Raccolta'' was first published in Bologna on 15 March 1918. Its publisher was Strada Maggiore. The magazine came out monthly and was edited by Giuseppe Raimondi who cofounded it with Riccardo Bacchelli. Regular contributors of the magazine included Riccardo Bacchelli,

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, Lorenzo Montano, and Aurelio Saffi. The magazine featured drawings and writings of

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

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, Giorgio Morandi, and

Ardengo Soffici Ardengo Soffici (7 April 1879 – 19 August 1964) was an Italian writer, painter, poet, sculptor and intellectual. Early life Soffici was born in Rignano sull'Arno, near Florence. In 1893 his family moved to the latter city, where he studi ...

. Soffici's book ''Primi principi di una estetica futurista'' ( it, First principles of a futurist aesthetic) was serialized in the magazine between June and August 1918 before its publication by the publishing house Vallecchi in 1920. The book was also serialized in other Italian magazines, including '' La Voce'' and ''

Valori plastici ''Valori plastici'' (meaning ''Plastic Values'' in English) was an Italian magazine published in Rome in Italian and French. The magazines existed between 1918 and 1921. History and profile ''Valori plastici'' was established in Rome by the paint ...

''. ''La Raccolta'' aimed at reviving cultural activities immediately after World War I. The magazine opposed the dominant

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perspective adopted in the pre-war Italy and attempted to develop a new approach towards Italian art based on the national tradition. It supported the art movement '' Return to order'' or the "Italian plastic renaissance" through the metaphysical artists of which the notable example was Caravaggio. ''La Raccolta'' folded on 15 February 1919 with the publication of the double issue numbered 11–12. It would be a model for two magazines: ''Valori plastici'' and '' La Ronda''.

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