| Toroazul Painting and Fine Arts |
| Sketches and Paintings from Trip to NAPLES, Italy |
Neapolitan palazzo
with allegory
oil on wood panels (triptych 4 ' x 6 ')
with allegory
oil on wood panels (triptych 4 ' x 6 ')
The allegorical references to JASON and the Golden Fleece
and to the film, Miseria e Nobilta, present in the triptych
underscore Naples' rich historical fabric as a sort of
"mythological" but very real city, full of the humanism and
tragic-comic sense of life prevalent in Mediterranean culture.
and to the film, Miseria e Nobilta, present in the triptych
underscore Naples' rich historical fabric as a sort of
"mythological" but very real city, full of the humanism and
tragic-comic sense of life prevalent in Mediterranean culture.
View of BACK SIDE of the same
TWO-SIDED triptych -->
TWO-SIDED triptych -->
The triptych began with this
early charcoal sketch, first on
paper
early charcoal sketch, first on
paper
The same allegorical reference to JASON and the
Golden Fleece continues on the back side of the
painted screen triptych (above image).
1st panel: CHIRON the centaur (Jason's teacher)
2nd panel: MEDEA and the magic potion
3rd panel: the ARGO Navis (the legendary ship that
took Jason and the
Argonauts to Colchis, where the Fleece was)
Golden Fleece continues on the back side of the
painted screen triptych (above image).
1st panel: CHIRON the centaur (Jason's teacher)
2nd panel: MEDEA and the magic potion
3rd panel: the ARGO Navis (the legendary ship that
took Jason and the
Argonauts to Colchis, where the Fleece was)
| Sketches from Trip to NAPLES, Italy Below are some of the on-site drawings that I made in my sketchbooks during this one-month stay in Old Napoli. |
Neapolitans
sunbathing in
Lungomare
colored pencil on
paper 11 " x 8.5 "
from the artist's
sketchbook
sunbathing in
Lungomare
colored pencil on
paper 11 " x 8.5 "
from the artist's
sketchbook
View of Naples and
Mount Vesuvius from
San Martino
colored pencil on paper 11 " x 14 "
from the artist's sketchbook
Mount Vesuvius from
San Martino
colored pencil on paper 11 " x 14 "
from the artist's sketchbook
Neighborhood
of Santa Lucia
(Naples)
pastel 25 " x 19"
$ 3,000
of Santa Lucia
(Naples)
pastel 25 " x 19"
$ 3,000
View of Bay of
Naples from
Mount Equia
pastel 19 " x 125 "
$ 3,000
Naples from
Mount Equia
pastel 19 " x 125 "
$ 3,000
Santa Teresa
a Chiaia
(Church of
Cosimo
Fanzago(1591-
1678)
pastel 25" x 19" -----
$3,000
a Chiaia
(Church of
Cosimo
Fanzago(1591-
1678)
pastel 25" x 19" -----
$3,000
Scappanapoli (or... Spaccanapoli)
on left---- pastel 25" x 19" ----- Private collection
on left---- pastel 25" x 19" ----- Private collection
| Santa Maria della Sanita pastel 19" x 25" ----Private collection |
A one-month trip to Naples yielded several books of colored sketches
and many ideas for future paintings. This page contains some of the
sketches from my journals as well as a series of images of a large (4
foot by 6 foot) wooden triptych -- depicting an allegorical scene in
front of one of 18th-century architect Ferdinando SanFelice's palazzi.
The figures include a Jason with the Golden Fleece (on left panel) and
a Madonna and Child (far right), as well as references to 1954 film,
MISERIA e NOBILTA, with comedian TOTO and Sophia Loren.
and many ideas for future paintings. This page contains some of the
sketches from my journals as well as a series of images of a large (4
foot by 6 foot) wooden triptych -- depicting an allegorical scene in
front of one of 18th-century architect Ferdinando SanFelice's palazzi.
The figures include a Jason with the Golden Fleece (on left panel) and
a Madonna and Child (far right), as well as references to 1954 film,
MISERIA e NOBILTA, with comedian TOTO and Sophia Loren.
