Early Life and Artistic Training Born in Macerata, Italy, on February 25, 1904, Gino Bonichi would eventually find his place in the history of Italian modernism under the pseudonym Scipione. His early years were marked by a move to Rome in 1909, a transition that would fundamentally shape his creative trajectory. It was in this city that the foundations of his visual language were laid, far from the provincial quietude of his birthplace. Scipione’s formal education began at a remarkably young age. He enrolled at the Scuola Libera di Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, immersing him…