Carved wooden triptych

Camillo Di Pietro, Athena, Giuliana e Cesarino, 1980s. Carved wooden triptych on early‑period oak boards. Each panel: 175 cm (68.9 in) x 40 cm (15.75 in). Mounted in steel display cases. Museum‑grade restoration.

The work depicts three figures— the goddess Athena, Giuliana, and Cesarino— forming a scenic composition suspended between the real and the mythological. It contains characteristic elements of Art Brut, as theorized by Jean Dubuffet in the late 1940s: a sense of sacredness and affection, a philosophical undertone, and an intentional “approximation” in the sculptural definition of figures and decorative elements. Particularly striking is the reference to Greek mythology, with Athena blessing the female figure (Giuliana), welcoming her into the artist’s fantastical world.

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