Rosa
Title
Rosa
Subject
Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- Italian-American art -- United States -- Art history -- 20th century
Description
Tom DiSalvo photographed himself as a model in preparation for painting this 7X9 foot canvas in which he embraces his dying mother, reversing the roles of Michelangelo’s Pietà. Rosa is enveloped in a colorful crocheted blanket similar to those she famously crafted. Tom completed this canvas in a few short months (January – March of 2011. “Rosa” is Tom DiSalvo’s 305th (and final) work of art.
Creator
Tom DiSalvo
Source
https://theexhibit.io/exhibition/al-di-la-delle-retibeyond-the-nets-the-art-of-tom-disalvo/artwork/rosa
Date
2011
Contributor
Federico Tiberini, Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo
Format
Oil, sand, linen
Type
Painting
Coverage
US
Physical Dimensions
213 x 274 cm
Collection
Citation
Tom DiSalvo, “Rosa,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/365.