Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (Italian 1920-2007). Signed Borttoluzzi. Shadow box frame and artwork. Flowers or still life. 16 inches x 12 1/2 inches. Estate of Nicholas Mitropoulos (Massachusetts1952-2025) An Italian modern painter, he was one of the founders of the Centro di Unit? della Cultura L'Arco together with Venetian artists and writers.The Arco was founded by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi , Gino Rizzardini, and Mischa Scandella, who were later joined by Renzo Ferraguzzi, Gastone Geron , Luigi Ferrante, Giovanni Poli , and Giorgio Zecchi. This group of intellectuals aimed torevitalize Venice's cultural climate through an interdisciplinary project that would engage the traditionally excluded working classes, inviting them to participate in art exhibitions, theatrical performances, concerts, debates, and poetryreadings.