Renaissance by Daniel Spoerri

The bronze sculpture "Renaissance" from 1985 only exists in three casts, one of which is in the Fondation Picasso in Antibes and the second in Daniel Spoerri's Giardino in Tuscany.

Found objects, consisting of a twisted Renaissance column made of wood, a hand, a heart and an angel's head, are joined together to form a unity through bronze casting. The Renaissance, the beginning of the modern era, thus also allows the viewer a new, unique interpretation of this work. An earthquake provided the impetus for the theme: the column with its supporting function - a symbol of everything built, whereas the Sicilian earth was exposed to the violent destruction of the earthquake. And a symbol for the rebirth of the destroyed city of Giballina.