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\"Cagnaccio<\/a>

Portrait of Signora Vighi<\/p><\/div>\n

Take a look at the Portrait of Signora Vighi<\/em> by Cagnaccio di San Pietro and you\u2019ll find a surprise. Or rather, two, and in plain view, too \u2013 but which an absent-minded observer may miss. Everybody knows that painters often hide their surprises in details. And, as far as this painting is concerned, we\u2019re dealing with two Italian fabrics for upholstery, made by Bevilacqua\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Italian fabrics for upholstery in a painting<\/h3>\n

The painting shows a woman in a room, with an opened book on her lap, and sitting on an armchair. Behind her and at her feet one can partially see two cushions<\/strong>. The former is covered with the Leoni soprarizzo velvet, the latter with the Fioroni soprarizzo.<\/p>\n

Cagnaccio di San Pietro painted this portrait in 1930<\/strong>, and both Bevilacqua\u2019s velvets date back to exactly the same period. But they both have older motifs.<\/p>\n

\"Velluto<\/a>

Fioroni soprarizzo velvet<\/p><\/div>\n

Indeed, the Fioroni soprarizzo velvet<\/a> \u2013 which belongs to the Giardino <\/em>(\u201cGarden\u201d) collection \u2013 is inspired by the French and Italian velvets and brocatelles of the second half of the 17th<\/sup> century<\/strong>. Its rosebuds, tulips, bellflowers and jasmines create a markedly baroque design.<\/p>\n

\"soprarizzo<\/a>

Leoni soprarizzo velvet<\/p><\/div>\n

The Leoni soprarizzo velvet<\/a>, on the other hand, is characterized by a pattern coming directly from ancient Persia<\/strong>: two lions, standing one in front of the other, and with a tree of life in the middle. Lions<\/a>, though, which have always been a symbol of strength, and which can therefore protect the tree, emerged during the Stone Age. And the tree of life, too, comes from a long time ago, namely from the 9th<\/sup> century BC and from Mesopotamia.<\/p>\n

But who exactly is Cagnaccio di San Pietro, the artist who\u2019s chosen these cushions for his painting?<\/p>\n

Who is Cagnaccio di San Pietro?<\/h3>\n

Cagnaccio di San Pietro was born in 1897 under the name of Natale Scarpa and he was a painter with a strong connection to Venice. Indeed, he moved from his homeland, Desenzano del Garda, to the island of Pellestrina \u2013 in the San Pietro district, to which he owed part of its pseudonym \u2013 and died in Venice in 1946. Besides, he took the inspiration for his name, Cagnaccio<\/em> (\u201cbad dog\u201d) from the nickname given to his grandparents by their neighbours, not particularly fond of their rowdy dog.<\/p>\n

As the Portrait of Signora Vighi<\/em>, too, proves, Cagnaccio\u2019s favourite subjects were everyday life and still lifes, which he painted paying extreme attention to details, though. This sometimes resulted in a dramatic effect, in an alienation from reality. And this is why he is considered as one of the Magic-Realism artists, among which Edward Hopper and Frida Kahlo.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take a look at the Portrait of Signora Vighi by Cagnaccio di San Pietro and you\u2019ll find a surprise. 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