Salvatore Fiume, Aeneid, V, Entello victorious makes an offering to Erice, lithography, 60x80 cm, 1989/90

This work, of the Italian master Salvatore Fiume, is part of the unpublished series of 15 example, illustrating the Aeneid and realized, between 1989 and 1990. Obtained and printed with a lithographic process, it is taken from the original painting made with oil colours. Here is represented the episode of the boxing match between Darete and Entello, from the fifth book of the poem, which takes place in Sicily and centers on the funeral games that Aeneas organizes for the anniversary of his father's death. The winner represented on the left side of the composition is going to sacrifice the animal, while the defeated lies on the ground. The artist has depicted the eroes bodies with simple and soft shapes and he has used warm colors, which testifies the influence of exotic world on his production. Ocher, red, orange and brown, and blue create a suggestive and mythical atmosphere.

The work is numbered and has the autograph signature in the lower right corner. On the back, to guarantee authenticity, it presents the stamp declaring the execution technique and the author signature.

Edition 990/999.