The battle for Angelica

TICKING THAT BEATS AS A HEART IN LOVE, UNTIL THE END OF DAYS

The chimes mark the time of a battle where the horses seem to dance in the light of the last sun of the day.

In the background, Etna and the Knights animated by the same fire. Fire of love, like the one involving the main characters of one of the most significant stories of the Sicilian puppets: Orlando and Rinaldo duel for the beautiful Angelica that, at the end, will give her heart only to her Medoro. This is a story that flows in colourful gardens of oranges and lemons, immersed in the scent of orange blossoms and brooms, crossed by great characters full of fervor such as Charlemagne and Paladins of France.

Author

For more than 40 years the master Sebastiano Patania is being one of the finest and most versatile representatives of Sicilian artistic craft.

His works range from traditional Sicilian Puppets to the cart decorations. He gives both of them a modern and unique interpretation, reinterpreting the tradition and opening new roads. He hands ancient knowledge enriched with new and surprising originality down to his students.

Considered one of the best living Pupi armor embossers, in his works there are various techniques, from the ceramics to the decorative ones.