Estimate
€ 300 - 500
Aggiudicato
Current bid Starting bid
€ 300
Your offer is the highest Your bid doesn't meet the reserve price La tua offerta è stata superata(0 bids, reserve not met)
At auction on Thursday 23 October 2025 at 11:00
Information
mixed media on thin cardboard
33 x 38 cm
Original illustration made by Ventura, published in the book "Portrait of a Witch" by Mondadori in 1991. << The portraits in this book are not those of a hideous old woman, nor even those of a dark lady of disturbing beauty; they are the portraits of an ordinary girl, a peasant teenager with a raw and innocent beauty, captured in the humble and banal occupations of her daily life. What does she have to do with witches, as we are accustomed to imagining them? With the portraits of Caterina Farcigli, Piero Ventura intends to answer this question, visually demonstrating what scholars have long been gleaning from the documents and transcripts of witchcraft trials, but which the common mentality still struggles to accept. >>
33 x 38 cm
Original illustration made by Ventura, published in the book "Portrait of a Witch" by Mondadori in 1991. << The portraits in this book are not those of a hideous old woman, nor even those of a dark lady of disturbing beauty; they are the portraits of an ordinary girl, a peasant teenager with a raw and innocent beauty, captured in the humble and banal occupations of her daily life. What does she have to do with witches, as we are accustomed to imagining them? With the portraits of Caterina Farcigli, Piero Ventura intends to answer this question, visually demonstrating what scholars have long been gleaning from the documents and transcripts of witchcraft trials, but which the common mentality still struggles to accept. >>
Contact
Condition report
To request a Condition Report, please contact fumetti@finarte.it
The department will provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that what Finarte declares with respect to the state of conservation of the objects corresponds only to a qualified opinion and that we are not professional conservators or restorers.
We urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. We always suggest prospective buyers to inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition during the exhibition days as indicated in the catalog.
Suggested lots
Caricamento lotti suggeriti...
