Carlo Borri (1952) - Mosè

Carlo Borri 1952, a self-taught Neapolitan painter widely appreciated and exhibited in the aristocratic salons of Naples. The work is an oil portrait on an oval panel, enclosed in a black elliptical frame, hand-signed in the lower left. The painting depicts an elderly man, a patriarch with a long gray beard; the expression is stern, typical of someone who has been tested in life, with his gaze directed directly at the viewer. Dramatic lighting from the right highlights the texture of the rough skin and the beard, while the rest of the face remains in shadow. The painting technique is textural, with thick, impasto-like brushstrokes: the artist does not seek polished or academic detail, but works with dense patches of color, laid on with decisive, quick touches that give volume to the features of the face.