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Usury as a skeleton strangles Humanity

Cirillo ManicardiUnknown

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy

“Allegory of Usury who tries to strangle or squash Humanity. Manicardi not causally decided to represent Usury in this way, recalling the tradition of scourge depicted as the death through skeletons, also used by the Symbolist movement at the end of the 19th century.

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  • Title: Usury as a skeleton strangles Humanity
  • Creator: Cirillo Manicardi
  • Creator Lifespan: 1850 - 1925
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Reggio Emilia
  • Creator Birth Place: Reggio Emilia
  • Date: Unknown
  • Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
  • Physical Dimensions: w158 x h370 mm
  • Type: Drawing
  • Medium: Charcoal on paper
Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

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