Fairytale Di Firenze

Animals ‘all ‘antica’, set in an imaginary idyll.

We join our protagonists in a dreamlike, allegorical arcadia where time has momentarily ceased; Each fanciful scene presents a still life frozen in time, a temporary shrine to the fleeting transience of nature and the ceaseless cycles of the earth and the universe.

In a storybook world of mountains and castles, turrets and rivers, fanciful forests and hallucinatory hills, the vista before us has a pastel palette; the warm air is sugar-dusted and sweet on the tongue. The spiced scent of carnations and pinks floats faintly on the breeze and the sound of small, chiming bells, choral voices, and clement birdsong can be heard dancing in the distance.

The morning light is gently luminous, softly silvering the rooftops around the realm. Preparations are underway for a celebration; a ‘procession Primavera’ to mark the long-awaited arrival of Spring. While the fantasy floats and joyous decorations will transform the scene temporarily, the landscape will soon undergo a metamorphosis of heavenly proportions, seen just once a year. This is the fantasia from which our tableaus are taken.