Emanuele Cappello - Venetian Masks

The iconography of this painting certainly has allegorical meanings and can be defined, in some ways, as symbolist precisely because of its allusion to underlying meanings. It is a type of subject that can be traced back to the artistic language of late nineteenth-century painters such as Moreau, Bocklin, or Puvis des Chavannes, who, while using a primarily figurative language, developed intellectually complex iconographies, full of symbolic and allegorical references. Many of Emanuele Cappello's works are distinguished precisely by their complex and elaborate iconographies, rich in historical and classicist references or enigmatic and mysterious figures such as masks.

Emanuele Cappello's complex iconography is conceptually similar to the Symbolist and Surrealist movements, but differs in its formal approach. While historical Symbolism utilized a pronounced figurative style to give painters' visions a concrete consistency, Emanuele Cappello instead leans toward a strongly post-Impressionist and Expressionist language. His works emphasize synthesis, even though a drawn structure defines the forms. However, the undisputed protagonist is the application of color, which creates dynamic and iridescent impastos, rich in light and sulfurous nuances. Emanuele Cappello's palette is distinguished by a vibrant polychrome of predominantly warm colors, an indelible trace of his Sicilian origins. Furthermore, space is erased, completely subverting all rules of perspective.

Emanuele Cappello, also known by the pseudonym Kapel, was born in Vittoria in 1936 and works in Tuscany. He attended the Art Institute in Palermo and Florence, and later the “La Grande Chaumière” Academy in Paris. Thanks to his outstanding artistic talent, in 1951 he received a scholarship from Pope Pius XII to continue his art studies. In 1966, the Italian Government purchased one of his works for Palazzo Chigi. His paintings are found in private and public collections in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Kuwait, Israel, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Turkey, the United States, Japan, England, Argentina, Mexico, Greece, and Monaco. For his recognized artistic merit, he has been a member and academic of: the Tiberina Academy in Rome since 1964; the Academy of 500 for Arts, Letters, Sciences and Culture since 1964; the Free World International Academy since 1965; International Study and Exchange Center since 1965; Casa di Dante in Florence since 1966; Societé Libre de Poésie in Paris since 1966; Union of the Golden Legion in Rome since 1967; Florentine Union since 1967; Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in Milan since 1970; Teatina Academy of Sciences in Pescara since 1973; and Medici Academy in Florence since 1984.

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