The document discusses the origins and key figures of the Futurist movement in early 20th century Italy. It mentions F.T. Marinetti's 1909 Futurist Manifesto published in Le Figaro and his founding of Futurism. It also references early Futurist works like Boccioni's 1910 painting Futurist Evening and experiments in noise music by Russolo and Piatti. The movement took shape in events like Futurist evenings and seratas and was embodied in the Futurist restaurant "The Tavern of the Holy Palate" in 1931. Key artists involved included Marinetti, Boccioni, Depero and Dottori.