Gabriele Basilico. Milano, 1997. "I see the city as a large breathing body, a growing, transforming body and I am interested in grasping its signs, observing its shape, like a doctor who investigates the transformations of the human body. I continually search every point of view, as if the city were a labyrinth and the gaze was looking for a point of penetration". The skin of the Cathedral thus manifests itself in all its brilliant monumentality, pressed to the edge of the image, a precious backdrop whose grandeur can only exceed the limits imposed by the framing. © 2009 Gabriele Basilico at the top left. Total dimensions: 41,5 x 31,5 cm. Fine condition. Characteristic of Basilico's work is the ability to convey the richness and complexity of reality through an image. Gabriele Basilico is one of the best Italian photographers of the 20th century, along with other greats such as Olivo Barbieri, Letizia Battaglia, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Carla Cerati, Luca Campigotto, Lisetta Carmi, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Mario Cresci, Mario De Biasi, Franco Fontana, Maurizio Galimberti, Arturo Ghergo, Luigi Ghirri, Mario Giacomelli, Francesco Jodice, Mimmo Jodice, Nino Migliori, Riccardo Moncalvo, Ugo Mulas, Fulvio Roiter, Ferdinando Scianna, Tazio Secchiaroli, Massimo Vitali.