Cesarina

The figure of Cesarina, the woman Ligabue dreamed of marrying and taking to live in a castle, sits majestically on a chair. On the left, to seal the union as a sign of longed-for serenity, a painting by the artist depicting a bucolic country landscape, probably one of the many works that Ligabue gave her in exchange for her company. The Fauve lesson (Matisse in particular) is evident in the two-dimensional structuring of the image, all resolved through flat and very bright colours, a lively decorative horror vacui played on the happy contrast between the flower motif of the dress and the geometric patterns of the wallpaper .