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  • The Madonnina and the spires

    The Milan Cathedral and the spires are a recurring theme in my works.

    I particularly love this great work of man, created in over 400 years by a multitude of Lombard artists and artisans. I compose this grandiose Cathedral about 3400 statues, 135 spires, 200 bas-reliefs, and 96 gargoyles. Each angle, each photograph, offers a different spectacle of the masterpiece that is even more fascinating at night.

    In this photo the Madonnina is framed from below, relevant and valuable compared to a Milanese moon, slightly red due to the city air very compromised by pollution and modern debauchery.

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    The Madonnina and the spires

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 60 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    Novembre 2021

    SERIAL N.:

    2021102

    NOTES:

    Made with a brush

  • Ascension to the Light: The City’s Arms Reaching to the Sky

    In a weave of stone and light, the Sagrada Familia stands majestically, a silent hymn to verticality. Its naves, wrapped in an embrace of iridescent colors, vibrate under the gentle touch of the sun. The light, like a golden liquid, slides between the columns and rises, triumphant, upwards, carrying the soul of the city with it.

    The invisible arms of the crowd, hidden among the reflections of the stained glass windows, rise in a silent cry of gratitude. It is an act of devotion, a spontaneous impulse of those who feel small in the face of the immense and yet called to participate in the divine.

    In this sacred space, the earth seems to yield to the will of the sky, and the cathedral becomes a bridge between the world and eternity. Every color, every ray of light is a message that crosses time, a prayer of thanksgiving that rises towards infinity.

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    Ascension to the Light: The Arms of the City Reaching the Sky

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 70 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    October 2024

    SERIAL N.:

    20241101

    NOTES:

    made entirely with a spatula

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