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Salvatore Faro U Lumaru
(Catania, 1921 - Catania, 1970)

Bradamante Sicilian puppet ("pupo"), Early the 20th century

Copper, brass, fabric, polychrome painting, and carved wood frame
H 70 cm
Bradamante, Valorosa Paladina from France (from the Chiaramonte House). Sister of Rinaldo, cousin of Orlando and Wife of Ruggiero of White Eagle, of the Moncada House (from their union would derive the house of Este). He fought for the defense of the Christian faith and at the same time beautiful, sensual and incredibly magnetic woman.
 
Cantilever armor and fusion fit. It was part of the collection of Sicilian Pupi from "Mini-Combat". Preserved in the collections of the Baroni D'Amico Gironde di Monopoli, San Vito and Cardinal.
Artisan work of one of the largest Sicilian puppers, Salvatore Faro, "U Lumaru" (Catania, 1921-1970). Impresario who managed his own theater in Via Carlo Forlanini in Catania in which, during the shows, he also carried out the role of pupils and manianer of Pupi. He designed and painted the billboards for evening shows and built the relative "Pupi" from "fighting" and "mini-fighting". It is remembered as a famous master of a puppy lineage.
€ 250,00
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