Pacentro, Italy Painting

I painted this in Pacentro, a small town perched on the east side of the wide valley wall south of Sulmona in the central Apennines. Every year in September, hundreds participate in a barefoot race called Corsa degli Zingari down the side of mountain back to the center of town. It has become a coming-of-age ritual for the young men of Pacentro. The prize, somewhat surprisingly, is a bolt of cloth! This was the fabric used to make the young winners first suit of clothes as a man, and young men still compete vigorously for the title, running barefoot across the rough terrain.

Painting:Watercolor on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:9 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

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