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Figure in a Monégasque landscape

This recent oil painting by the artist shows the fortified medieval walls of the Principality of Monaco. In the foreground is the boat in which the legendary S.Dévote, the patron of the Principality, was washed up on the coast of Monaco. S.Dévote is shown seated to the left of the City's walls, holding in her hands the palm of a martyr. The painting is a development of the artist's interest in creating the theme of a female figure in the landscape, a subject that had its origins in European Renaissance painting with Giorgione's 'La Tempesta.' The legendary figure of Saint Devote, associated with the landscape of Monaco proves an ideal theme for the artist.

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