Xiaoning Yu - Persephone
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Xiaoning Yu’s 2026 original acrylic painting Persephone, a contemporary portrait on canvas (50 × 40 cm) with a gloss finish, signed by hand, from Italy, with a certificate of authenticity included.
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This painting is inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, reinterpreting the myth of Persephone through a more luminous and personal vision.
While Rossetti’s Proserpina is marked by the pomegranate as a symbol of captivity, here the goddess holds a peach — a soft, radiant fruit that evokes life, sweetness, and return. This shift transforms Persephone from queen of the underworld into a figure of renewal and spring.
The chromatic contrast enhances this duality: the deep emerald green of the dress meets the warm tones of copper hair and the glowing fruit, suggesting the passage from shadow to light, from winter to rebirth.
Her gaze, both dignified and enigmatic, gives the figure an almost sacred presence — suspended between classical mythology and contemporary sensitivity.
Materials: Acrylic paints (Maimeri, Italy), non-toxic
Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher (made in Italy)
Finish: Gloss protective varnish
Dimensions: 50 × 40 × 1.5 cm
Year: 2026, Italy
Authenticity: Signed certificate of authenticity included
Shipping: Carefully packaged, tracked international shipping
This painting is inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, reinterpreting the myth of Persephone through a more luminous and personal vision.
While Rossetti’s Proserpina is marked by the pomegranate as a symbol of captivity, here the goddess holds a peach — a soft, radiant fruit that evokes life, sweetness, and return. This shift transforms Persephone from queen of the underworld into a figure of renewal and spring.
The chromatic contrast enhances this duality: the deep emerald green of the dress meets the warm tones of copper hair and the glowing fruit, suggesting the passage from shadow to light, from winter to rebirth.
Her gaze, both dignified and enigmatic, gives the figure an almost sacred presence — suspended between classical mythology and contemporary sensitivity.
Materials: Acrylic paints (Maimeri, Italy), non-toxic
Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher (made in Italy)
Finish: Gloss protective varnish
Dimensions: 50 × 40 × 1.5 cm
Year: 2026, Italy
Authenticity: Signed certificate of authenticity included
Shipping: Carefully packaged, tracked international shipping
Details
Artist
Xiaoning Yu
Edition
Original
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Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Persephone
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Brown, Green, Yellow
Height
50 cm
Width
40 cm
Weight
360 g
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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