Grazie Madonnari competition in Curtatone, a town in Italy’s Mantua province скачать в хорошем качестве

Grazie Madonnari competition in Curtatone, a town in Italy’s Mantua province

The Grazie Madonnari competition is a key part of the nearly six-hundred-year-old annual fair, the Fiera delle Grazie. It draws artists from around the world, who compete under methodical rules to advance through three categories: Semplici, Qualified, and Maestro. Artists begin in the Semplici category and can only advance by winning, making their progression a true testament to their skill and dedication. Winning in the Maestro category is the pinnacle of success, conferring not only prestigious prizes but also the honor of designing the competition’s poster for the following year. Normally, the event's purpose or "theme" is simply a devotion honoring the Modonna, thus the word term "Madonnari". This year’s competition, however, was a special 50th Anniversary theme of Dante’s Divine Comedy, the epic journey through the realms of Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory), and Paradiso (heaven). Each artist was assigned a Cantos, or poem, with two or three lines as the basis for their artwork. The result was a stunning array of interpretations, with nine artists ultimately emerging as first-place winners—each earning the prize of fully funded participation in the Sarasota Int’l Chalk Festival from November 8-10, 2024.