Rolando Nicodemi - Dried Pomegranates and Cowbell

Symbolically, the pomegranate has a powerful presence throughout the history of art. Already in Roman times, it was associated with Persephone and the goddess Hera, a symbol of abundance and fertility. In the Middle Ages, it was associated with resurrection and eternal life. During the Renaissance, artists such as Sandro Botticelli depicted the Virgin Mary with a pomegranate, a symbol inherited from Roman times as an emblem of abundance and fertility. Over the centuries, this symbol has remained unchanged, so much so that even the painter Rolando Nicodemi offers his own interpretation, drawing on the great masters of the twentieth century. The tones of this painting beautifully and intelligently delineate the outlines of the pomegranates, flanked by a cowbell. The composition is spare, and the natural element prevails. The painter's hand recognizes the lightness of the paper, or cloth, which holds the pomegranates flat, forming an interesting focal point and building the image upon it. The brushstrokes are dense, yet the work nevertheless appears very fluid and light.  Artist Rolando Nicodemi was born in Ferrara in 1922 and died in his hometown in 2014. The distinctive character of Rolando Nicodemi's painting certainly has roots in twentieth-century plastic art, where movements such as metaphysics emerged, rediscovering the conceptual essence of still life.

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