Francesco Casorati - Solar Eclipse

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, despite using a substantially figurative language, developed intellectually complex iconographies, full of symbolic and allegorical references.

Francesco Casorati's artistic language is defined by an abstraction that utilizes both biological and geometric forms in compositions that exhibit a marked dynamism combined with a refined, rational harmony. Everything is played out on a two-dimensional plane, with a subtle, elegant graphic line and balanced chromatic fields. The forms are pure, but Casorati's style is always lively, marked by a vibrant narrative, at times almost pop. In this case, the artist creates a mysterious astronomical manuscript, rich in charm and imagination.

Francesco Casorati, Turin 1934-2013. His father, Felice Casorati, one of the greatest painters of the last century, passed on his passion to his son. A passion that would accompany him throughout his life, until his final moments. Francesco's gift culminated in his first exhibition in Milan in 1954, when he was just twenty years old. His resume also includes 24 years spent teaching at the Accademia Albertina in Turin.

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