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T h e m u r a l
a t M o n t e c a r l o The mural at Montecarlo near Lucca in Italy was
commissioned by Liz and Henry Goldin and may be viewed by appointment with
them. Contact Meg for
details `The result is breathtaking. The centre of the mural is the
GoldinsÕ house surrounded by a dream-like mixture of the idyllic and the
sinister, with vineyards and the pretty village of Vellano in the background. We see Cain and Abel struggling with
each other in the centre of
Montecarlo, while in the sky above, Adam and Eve are thrown out of
paradise. A figure from Piero
della FrancescaÕs Dream of
Constantine sits, deep in thought, by a pizza oven. Renaissance man, from GiorgioneÕs La
Tempesta, gazes towards the
GoldinsÕ neighbours as they lower watermelons into their well to keep them
cool. Ulysses sails the seas
while figures from DanteÕs Inferno and KeatsÕ Ode to Psyche appear on the
surrounding hills.Õ (Susan Jarman, Grapevine, Lucca,
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Paolo and Francesca |
The bridge |
Ploughing |
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The dreamer |
The well |
The street |
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