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Bruno Gorlato A.R.E.
Born Padua 1940. Died Padua April 2021
La Torlonga di Padova
La Torlonga di Padova
The Torlonga tower of Padua
120 x 88 mm
Original etching with aquatint, 2005.
Artist’s proof, signed in pencil, dated and entitled.
With the artist’s blindstamp.
On textured wove paper.
£100
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Additional
Information about the Print
Originally constructed in 1062 the first Torlonga (‘long tower’) was destroyed by earthquake in 1117 but rebuilt 1237-1256. In early days it was used as a prison and in 1777 became the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Padua.
(In 2000 La Torlonga Association was founded, to recover forgotten or little known sites of Padua’s historical, artistic and cultural heritage.) |
