Giannetto Fieschi - Lord, why me leave?,1996
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Lord, why me leave?,1996
Artist: Giannetto Fieschi (1921-2010)
Artwork title: Signore perchè mi abbandoni?
Age: Contemporary
Subject: Sacred Subject
Artistic technique: Painting
Technical specification: Mixed Technique
Description : Signore perchè mi abbandoni?
Mixed technique on cardboard. To the rear the present signature and the date; this is also the title. It is a Crucifixion represented in the moment in which the dying Christ launches his last cry to the Father: "Eli,Eli, lama sabactani?" (in aramaic, in fact, "my god, my God, why me leave?"): these words are listed in the work, in the aramaic language, to outline the figure of the Christ. Giannetto Fieschi, Italian painter of noble origin, born in the Val Brembana but he got his artistic training in Genoa, he undertook, during his long stays abroad (Paris, Barcelona, New York), studies of semantic graphics. After an early informal-space has recovered the figurative element, anticipating the trends of pop art. In his compositions, introduces strong suggestions surreal sign of the decadent and poetic eschatological-symbolic, dealing with themes ranging from violence, to the knowledge of and eros. It is busy every form of art , including mail art, calligraphy, is the author of books of drawings and essays on the contemporary religious art and the ethical value of mural painting is considered to be the intellectual of art. The work comes from an important collection in brescia. It is presented in the frame of legon covered with damask of ancient taste.
Product Condition:
Product in very good condition that may show slight traces of wear; may have undergone restoration work carried out by an expert.
Frame Size (cm):
Height: 86
Width: 55
Depth: 4
Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 71
Width: 40