Mario Sironi: A Life in Modern Italian Art Born May 12, 1885, in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, Mario Sironi’s artistic journey began amidst a rich familial heritage – his father an engineer and his maternal grandfather Ignazio Villa, a celebrated architect and sculptor – fostering early exposure to the visual arts. This formative influence steered him away from initial aspirations of studying engineering at the University of Rome in 1903,…