1.0Polo Culturale Pietro Aldihttp://www.poloaldi.it/en/Polo Aldihttp://www.poloaldi.it/en/author/poloaldi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lzQXwwr9UC"><a href="http://www.poloaldi.it/en/artwork/marina-3/">Marina</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://www.poloaldi.it/en/artwork/marina-3/embed/#?secret=lzQXwwr9UC" width="600" height="338" title="“Marina” — Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi" data-secret="lzQXwwr9UC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> http://www.poloaldi.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/55.jpg1400844Aldi made this study of a wide vista of the open sea from life, on the Maremma coast, in preparation for the painting The Funeral of Pompey the Great, presented at the Art Exposition in Turin in 1881. Against the stretch of calm sea, the grieving figures of Pompey’s last two friends stand out against the light as they silently set fire to his beheaded body, counterposing the serenity of eternal nature with the tragic destiny of mortal man.