GIOVANNI COLACICCHI
(Anagni 1900 – Florence 1992)

Female Nude Portrait
1943
oil on canvas, 47.63 x 33.46 in
Signed at the bottom right: Colacicchi

[…] The young woman—whose thick, dark curly hair is glimpsed behind her bent arm—was named Giulietta, and she frequently modeled for Colacicchi’s works. Her beauty is not concealed; rather, it is highlighted by a pose that accentuates her shapely figure, by the naturalness of her half-closed eyes, and by the vivid red of her nail polish and lipstick—which creates an interesting contrast with the garment’s delicate pastel hues.[…]

Excerpt of the essay by doc. Chiara Fiorini