The Train, Depero

Painter: Fortunato Depero In the painting, Depero offers a representation of the train as an essential and necessary object for society. A symbol of progress and modernity, the train is, like the sun that illuminates it, useful for life. It is worth noting that the locomotive depicted is coal-powered, not electric, intending to be a symbol of the industrial revolution, and therefore of progress, rather than an accurate representation of the predominantly electric trains of the era. Learn more about futurist art