Antonia Comparetto

Trionfo barocco

Name: Trionfo barocco
SKU: 6331
Price: 550.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Towels 100% Pure linen

Single artwork

€550,00

Description by the artist

Pair of “Sicilian sfilato” (Sicilian drawn – thread work ) towel, a triumph of flowers and putti typical of the Baroque are reported in this work. The sfilato makes the design harmonious and light.
Size in cm’s:
Large towel 110X65
Small towel 65X50

Details and dimensions

Materials: 100% Pure linen

Weight (kg): 1

Handcrafted in Sicily

The artwork in the Sicilian culture

By the Governance of Sicilian Artisan Foundation

Sicilian drawn – thread work is an ancient technique of embroidery carried out on linen cloth. The work consists in choosing the design a priori and at that point you start to drawn -thread, that is, you cut the linen threads to create a net in which is precisely recreated the chosen design, or: flowers, leaves, volute, rosettes, figures, animals etc. inspired by the Sicilian figure. Sheets, tablecloths, curtains, dresses, towels and sacred vestments are the most common works made with the Sicilian sfilato.

Photo: A Sicilian family, early 1900

Embroidery, Sicilian drawn-thread work

Antonia Comparetto

"Art is alchemical magic. It allows us to transform a thought, a desire, into reality. Thinking how to make a work and see it materialize is simply magical."

The Governance also suggests

The objective of the Governance is both to safeguard the traditions and ancient crafts of the people of Sicily, and to sustain economically the Artisans and the Artists, both the real ethno-anthropologists of the country.