Svnder (XXI) - La custode della luce
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La custode della luce is a 2026 oil painting by Svnder (XXI) from Italy, 80×60 cm, original edition, signed by hand, in excellent condition, depicting mythology, sold directly by the artist, with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity and a numbered anti-counterfeit label, shipped in a rigid tube.
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Svnder is an Italian contemporary painter.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Title: The Keeper of Light
Year: 2026
Dimensions: 80 x 60 cm
— Work signed by hand by the artist on the back of the canvas
— Supplied with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity
— Equipped with a numbered anti-counterfeiting label, affixed to the back of the artwork and corresponding to the serial number on the certificate
— The artwork will be shipped in a rigid tube to preserve its integrity
Follow my work on Instagram: www.instagram.com/svnderart or on the website: www.svnder.com
About Svnder:
After completing academic studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo, Svnder has dedicated himself to painting with a focus on realism and hyperrealism. His work has roots in classical techniques, but is guided by a contemporary sensibility that lends poetic depth to every subject. His works explore the emotional weight of silence, stillness, and identity through precise and meticulous execution.
After his academic training he has traveled in Europe and around the world, immersing himself in different cultures and artistic traditions to further refine his technique and expand his creative vision. This ongoing path continually enriches his visual language and intensifies its expressive power.
Inspired by the timeless language of the great masters – including Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Vermeer – his gaze blends tradition and modernity in a continuous dialogue between memory, body, and symbol.
The subjects of his works range from religious scenes and sacred figures reinterpreted in a contemporary key, to portraits with strong emotional impact, passing through mythological creatures, fallen angels, saints, martyrs and allegorical figures. There are references to antiquity, Christian symbolism, Greek myth, and pop culture filtered with irony. Each composition is built as an image suspended in time, where light and darkness, body and spirit, sacred and profane coexist in a dramatic and deeply human balance.
“For me, art is a moment of suspension — a space where time stops and emotions take shape without the need for words.”
His works have been exhibited internationally and are part of private collections across Europe and the rest of the world.
All rights reserved to the artist.
Svnder is an Italian contemporary painter.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Title: The Keeper of Light
Year: 2026
Dimensions: 80 x 60 cm
— Work signed by hand by the artist on the back of the canvas
— Supplied with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity
— Equipped with a numbered anti-counterfeiting label, affixed to the back of the artwork and corresponding to the serial number on the certificate
— The artwork will be shipped in a rigid tube to preserve its integrity
Follow my work on Instagram: www.instagram.com/svnderart or on the website: www.svnder.com
About Svnder:
After completing academic studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo, Svnder has dedicated himself to painting with a focus on realism and hyperrealism. His work has roots in classical techniques, but is guided by a contemporary sensibility that lends poetic depth to every subject. His works explore the emotional weight of silence, stillness, and identity through precise and meticulous execution.
After his academic training he has traveled in Europe and around the world, immersing himself in different cultures and artistic traditions to further refine his technique and expand his creative vision. This ongoing path continually enriches his visual language and intensifies its expressive power.
Inspired by the timeless language of the great masters – including Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Vermeer – his gaze blends tradition and modernity in a continuous dialogue between memory, body, and symbol.
The subjects of his works range from religious scenes and sacred figures reinterpreted in a contemporary key, to portraits with strong emotional impact, passing through mythological creatures, fallen angels, saints, martyrs and allegorical figures. There are references to antiquity, Christian symbolism, Greek myth, and pop culture filtered with irony. Each composition is built as an image suspended in time, where light and darkness, body and spirit, sacred and profane coexist in a dramatic and deeply human balance.
“For me, art is a moment of suspension — a space where time stops and emotions take shape without the need for words.”
His works have been exhibited internationally and are part of private collections across Europe and the rest of the world.
All rights reserved to the artist.
Details
Artist
Svnder (XXI)
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
La custode della luce
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
80 cm
Width
60 cm
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Style
Classical
Period
2020+
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