View of Monte San Savino

This work by Silvia Salvadori is part of the abstract series “Renaissance Geometries”. The painting was executed using the ancient 15th-century Sienese technique of egg yolk tempera on a 23 ¾ K gold ground with decorative elements engraved with a burin. The pigments used are of mineral and vegetable origin, the vermilion red from Monte Amiata, midnight blue extracted from indigo flowers and emerald green stand out. In this work, the multi-hued colours become a mosaic of tesserae that emerge and turn into bell towers, medieval towers and fields of wheat. The idea of movement is also achieved by the search for the pure essence of geometric lines and shapes. The brightness of the gold background enlivens the colours even more, emphasising the optical effect of recomposing the scene to create a chromatic vibration on the retina. In this glimpse of Monte San Savino, Silvia creates an ideal continuity between the past and the present, bringing to life in a single work elements typical of the Tuscan Renaissance and contemporary art, triggering a completely spontaneous process of creation as in Paul Klee.