Someone you know well

portrait of Antonio
portrait of Antonio
at Hadrian's Villa
at Hadrian's Villa
portrait of Antonio drawn on I Pad
portrait of Antonio drawn on I Pad
portrait of Antonio drawn on I Pad
portrait of Antonio drawn on I Pad
Antonio drawn from life on I Pad
Antonio drawn from life on I Pad
evening walk along the path of Castel San Angelo in Rome
evening walk along the path of Castel San Angelo in Rome
portrait of Antonio
portrait of Antonio
portrait of Antonio drawn from video
portrait of Antonio drawn from video
portrait of Antonio and I in 1984
portrait of Antonio and I in 1984
portrait of Antonio and I in 1984 repainted in 2015
portrait of Antonio and I in 1984 repainted in 2015
portrait of Antonio, from our first trip to the States
portrait of Antonio, from our first trip to the States
antonio and I at our home in Rome
antonio and I at our home in Rome
antonio and I in Venice
antonio and I in Venice
antonio and I in Florence
antonio and I in Florence
Antonio walking along the seaside where Moravia used to own a house so spectacular that one wonders whoever that resides there would write wonderful works
Antonio walking along the seaside where Moravia used to own a house so spectacular that one wonders whoever that resides there would write wonderful works
Antonio at the seaside
Antonio at the seaside
in a traditional restaurant in Rome during our anniversary 2013
in a traditional restaurant in Rome during our anniversary 2013
this van gogh inspired portrait was painted over after Antonio came home looking like this portrait
this van gogh inspired portrait was painted over after Antonio came home looking like this portrait
the meetings of portraits of Antonios done between 1984 to 2015
the meetings of portraits of Antonios done between 1984 to 2015

portraits of Antonio

photos

drawings

digital drawings

paintings

of the same person

over the years

of the one you know well enough

even to draw without looking

but which is the real Antonio

the one photographed

or the one drawn spontaneously

or the one painted from memory

or the one

depicted once from life

then reworked over and over

in order to

find the real spirit

of Antonio

can anyone find the real spirit of someone at all

in your mind

or in reality

or what if

that person's spirit

is forever on the move

so much on the move

that you can't quite locate it

even with the time

even with the best technical means:

such as a frozen moment captured

with the lens

or the most capable hands of drawing-

Because resemblance

is not equated to spiritual essence

But with many attempts

of various efforts

somehow

you seem to have caught what you want to catch:

that one moment-

perhpas you feel:

Ah, that is Antonio

Whether Antonio agrees with your vision or not

is yet another story

Is he Antonio

or is he someone else

or is someone else trying to look like Antonio

What then is the true vision

of someone you know so well

after having drawn him for thirty-two years

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