Fine Art Print LIMITED EDITION of 10

Edition of #10. Signed, numbered and dated, this print comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
This photograph was taken in September 2021 in my studio in the Venetian countryside, Italy.

[ I was still a child when I crossed the doors of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, hand in hand with my Mom, who stopped at the porter's lodge asking about professor Zarotti, my dad, to the old key-keeper.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a small spontaneous garden with tall oleanders, right next to a magnificent rectangular marble basin which was used to clean the work tools. Along the wide perimeter, small islands of bricks were used as flowerbeds for other plants. Among these, a flourishing vine - which had become a robust pergola loaded with juicy grapes.
Often, it was right below the pergola where the students sought the shadow and exchanged the doubts of their Art.
Among them, there was a young Modigliani, and the story goes that he was very greedy of those grapes to the point that, over the decades, the vine ended up taking his name becoming "Modigliani's vine".
Many years later, the historical headquarters of the Academy of Fine Arts were closed for a change of use. Emptied and robbed of everything, including its ancient charm - enriched by the stories that some of the most famous artists in the world have handed down - the Academy was shut down for a long time, and Modigliani's vine weakened until it almost disappeared. My dad saved a root of Modigliani's vine by putting it into the pocket of his jacket. Today it's live and flourishing in my garden, and every year in this season delights us with these beautiful grapes.]

Paper size: 40 x 60 cm
Image Size: 36 x 50 cm
Printing quality: Archival Pigment Print, Museum quality
Paper: Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl.
Pearl-finish, Delicately textured surface, Bright white, Acid-free, 100% α-Cellulose.
Paper thickness: 0,40 mm
Paper weight: 285 gsm
Opacity: 99%
Whiteness: 105,0
Printed by: Cardin Fotolaboratorio Professionale, Padova, Italy

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