In his diary, Italian Futurist Boccioni described the terrors of explosions in the night and cannon shells "that hiss like trains." The artist died in the war after falling from his horse.
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In his diary, Italian Futurist Boccioni described the terrors of explosions in the night and cannon shells "that hiss like trains." The artist died in the war after falling from his horse.
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