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Giuseppa Matraxia

Sea of Sicily

Paintings Acrylic on canvas
Single artwork

€2.000,00

Description by the artist

The calla lilies are among my favorite flowers, in this pictorial composition  they become the protagonists to recall the enchanting beauty of Isola Bella in Taormina, very often represented in my paintings, a place that inspires me so much and where I would like to live.

Details and dimensions

Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions (cm): Height 80, Width 100
Handcrafted in Sicily

The artwork in the Sicilian culture

By the Governance of Sicilian Artisan Foundation

Isola Bella is a picturesque little island close to the Sicilian coast, just below the famous and beautiful city of Taormina.  At low tide you can reach it on foot from the mainland which is not even 50 meters away. Together with the gulf in which it is set and Taormina right on top of it, it creates one of the most beautiful landscapes of Sicily. One of the owners, at the end of 1800, was Florence Trevelyan, who enhanced it by building a small house and planting rare and precious essences. This English noblewoman, one of the first travelers in history, married the then mayor of Taormina Cacciola. The enchanting public park of Taormina was part of the garden of their house. Today it is property of the Sicilian Region and it is considered a protected area.

(photo) Isola Bella, Taormina, photo by Bruno Giuseppe, late 1800

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Giuseppa Matraxia

"Art has always represented the evolution of our civilization in all its forms. Each artist represents it’s time and espresses himself through a personal language that springs from feelings, emotions, desires, dream like visions"

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