Betrayed Majesty, liberation of women. [Gaetano Pesce; Florence]

in art •  8 years ago  (edited)

It is titled betrayed majesty , this sculpture have a connection with the archetype of the Christian Majesty (but also with the "Mater matuta" ancient sculptures of female gods), the specific sculpture by Gaetano Pesce for Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence, where it will remain on display until this month. a work, as explained by the artist conceived as a monument to the "liberation of women and the feminine", the sculpture is also dedicated  to the status of women in the contemporary world, where still many women suffers from pain, rapes, tortures and dedidacate to italian women too beacause homicides of women are still too high in our country, this sculpture is for remembe to us that women still need to fight for their freedom from an oppressive society. 




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