This striking Italian poster promotes the Rome-based newspaper Il Tempo, a daily publication founded in Rome in 1944. The artwork is signed by the Italian graphic artist L. Barby and dates from the late 1940s.

The composition shows a monumental classical column rising dramatically into the sky while copies of the newspaper fly through the air like birds. The imagery links the newspaper with Rome’s historic architecture and suggests the rapid spread of news across the city. Designed in a bold, modern graphic style typical of post-war Italian poster design, the piece was originally printed as a large-format lithograph to promote the newspaper throughout Rome.

Year: 1940s

Dimensions: 100cm x 62cm 

Materials/Media: Original lithograph, linen backing in progress