The comunicants
Author:
Pietro Canonica
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
c. 1920
Material and technique:
Marble
Inventory:
inv. C. 400
Retort of the work in marble, 1901 - Palermo, the Gallery of Modern Art.
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
This is the beginning of the display rooms. On display in this room are several of the artist’s most beautiful marble works, mainly portraits, a genre in which Canonica excelled, being particularly famous for his subtle interpretations of the psychology of the people he depicted.