by Alessandra Marrucchi

Artwork Description

Margherita

45.0 x 70.0 cm

With this painting I would like to pay tribute to the great painter Filadelfo Simi ( Florence 1849-1923). I studied his technique and poetics, thanks to his daughter Nerina who continued his teaching until her death, in 1987. In my painting Margherita, despite wearing a simple dress, is represented in all her delicacy, sensitivity and elegance. The atmosphere, balanced in composition and colors, communicates to you a sense of silence and peace but that piercing gaze full of questioning invites you to stop and reflect. There is beauty but also a strong and decisive character that leaks through in her pose. This is not a photographic instant but a long reflection on contemporary portraits and the situation of women today, between the past and the present. The more you look at great masters paintings, the more you realize that their instruction does not end with perfect painting technique, but there is much more to learn and that you don't want to lose: that is why you are never tired of observing and studying them.

Artwork Details

Medium: Painting Oil

Genre: Figurative