Eugenio Vazzano

Comu frati e soru

Name: Comu frati e soru
SKU: 5281
Price: 750.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Tapestries Cotton with acrylics

Single artwork

€750,00

Description by the artist

Prickly pears represent a familiar image for every Sicilian. They are Comu frati e soro (Sicilian for like brother and sister). They trigger in us feelings and memories that we love, renewing with a veil of nostalgia, the love for our land. Made of cotton canvas with acrylics. Unique Pieces.

Details and dimensions

Materials: Cotton with acrylics

Dimensions (cm): Height 74, Width 147

Handcrafted in Sicily

The artwork in the Sicilian culture

By the Governance of Sicilian Artisan Foundation

Prickly pears are one of the great symbols of Sicily. They grow everywhere: on the sides of cliffs, in gardens, on the roofs of abandoned houses, on the sides of roads … Its fruit (ripe by the end of August) is delicious and much loved by Sicilians who also make rosoli and mostarda, a sweet typically prepared in jars, with the addition of carnations, cinnamon and almonds. Gelo is also very appreciated, a sort of gelatinous cream. Prickly pears were imported by Arabs during their domination (IX-XI century).

(photo) Sant’Agata di Militello, view of Sicilian northern coast and the castle, 1817-1819