Ciletti Nicola - Peasant Couple

Portraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.

Nicola Ciletti's artistic language is based primarily on a tendency toward realism, both in terms of subject matter and its interpretation. The choice of a simple subject, linked to a humble daily life, corresponds to the adoption of a modest, low-key pictorial language. The artist creates a domestic, intimate setting, and the composition has a linear and balanced structure. Grassi's realism is evident in not only contextual but also existential details, which indicate the permanence of values ​​unchanged over time. Technically, he achieves this with an earthy, dense pictorial style, while the chromatic palette, with its muted tones, reflects the intent to convey the values ​​of a simple existence.

Nicola Ciletti was a painter from San Giorgio La Molara, born in 1883 and died in 1967. He worked primarily in Naples and Benevento. His works are held in numerous public and private collections (Milan, Civic Gallery of Modern Art; Naples, Town Hall; Barletta, Municipal Museum and Art Gallery; Benevento, Museum of Sannio).

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