Tullio Ravenda - Maternity

The iconography of motherhood is closely linked to the subject of the Madonna and Child. It is probably one of the most popular iconographies in the history of both Western and Eastern art. The Madonna and Child appears since the dawn of medieval painting and remained a constant subject as long as religious themes dominated artistic production (that is, until the 19th century, when themes inspired by everyday life began to be introduced). It is quite common for contemporary artists to treat the iconography of motherhood without directly linking it to the Christian religion.

As we can see, in this lithograph, Tullio Ravenda maintains a balance between figuration and abstraction. The connection between the sensory data and the subject of motherhood is strong, through the bold line, but the execution transcends phenomenal reality. The drawing, with its sinuous rhythm, creates a perfect fusion between the two subjects, ideally celebrating the theme of union. The composition is entirely in the foreground and occupies the entire graphic space. The writing is essentially synthetic and structural, exploiting the expressive potential of the line in enhancing the plastic qualities of the two figures.

Tullio Ravenda, born in Verona in 1928 and passed away in Milan in 2014, studied first at the Istituto Statale d'Arte and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, where he studied painting under Virgilio Guidi and engraving under Giorgio Morandi. In 1950, the artist began exhibiting, winning prizes and awards in national and regional exhibitions of painting, drawing, engraving, and ceramics.

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