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Oil on panel · 55 × 75 cm · 2023
Ritratto di Borges e Maradona is a powerful and emotionally charged painting by Francesco Ferrari, part of his Portrait series. With bold expressive brushstrokes and a rich, warm palette of luminous blues, golden yellows and deep earth tones, the artist creates a profound dialogue between two legendary figures of Argentine identity.
Jorge Luis Borges sits thoughtfully in an armchair, surrounded by bookshelves that evoke his vast literary universe, while the bust of Diego Maradona — wearing the iconic light-blue national jersey — stands powerfully in the background. Ferrari masterfully unites the intellectual depth of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century with the raw passion and mythical status of the football god, capturing the essence of Argentine culture: the meeting of word and myth, intellect and visceral genius.
Oil on panel · 55 × 75 cm · 2023
Ritratto di Borges e Maradona is a powerful and emotionally charged painting by Francesco Ferrari, part of his Portrait series. With bold expressive brushstrokes and a rich, warm palette of luminous blues, golden yellows and deep earth tones, the artist creates a profound dialogue between two legendary figures of Argentine identity.
Jorge Luis Borges sits thoughtfully in an armchair, surrounded by bookshelves that evoke his vast literary universe, while the bust of Diego Maradona — wearing the iconic light-blue national jersey — stands powerfully in the background. Ferrari masterfully unites the intellectual depth of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century with the raw passion and mythical status of the football god, capturing the essence of Argentine culture: the meeting of word and myth, intellect and visceral genius.