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Artist brother, Amedeo Modgliani
A silent dreamer, Amedeo, Dedo, Modì, is remembered
through a famous portrait taken by Kiki (photographer of the Parisian
Bohème and a model of Man Ray). The political activism, anarchism,
and incarceration of his brother Mené, who battled tirelessly
for universal suffrage, social justice, peace, and workers’ rights,
were major influences in Amedeo’s life. So, too, was the independence
of his mother Eugènie, an important element in his formative
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In
his short life (1884-1920) Amedeo Modigliani created a long series of
images that settled profoundly into the collective imagery of 20th century.
His family history is inextricably linked to the history of the making
of Italy as a democratic country, and reflects the significant role
that Italian Jews played in that process.