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Giacomo Casanova
According to legend, the Venetian tradition called "festa del bocolo" (meaning rosebud festival) originated in the 8th century, when a man of low social standing is said to have fallen in love with a noblewoman. In order to win her father's approval, he became involved in a distant war. He was mortally wounded in battle, but managed to pluck a rose from a nearby rosebush for his loved one. A companion was entrusted with returning the blood-stained rose to his lover, who was found dead the day after she received those bad news. That day was April the 25th. So every year in this day men in Venice traditionally give their lovers a single rosebud as a sign of love. Ok ok, this model shows a lot of roses but this isn't a common Venetian, he is Giacomo Casanova in person, that's why he' got so many flowers to give away! In this tribute to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, I've hidden references to other three famous sons of Venice: the painters Canaletto ("il molo verso la riva degli Schiavoni" on the back) and Tiziano Vecellio ("La flora" on the shirt) and the traveller Marco Polo, whose family heraldic symbol is painted on the trousers. Base is very simple as commissioner requested.
Posted: 7 Apr 2016
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