VENETIAN VENTOLA "ARTE POVERA" IN PRESSED AND PAINTED THIN PASTEBOARD. ALLS DECORATIONS CONSIST OF VERY SMALL "COLLAGES" IN PAPER SUBSEQUENTLY PAINTED. OVERLAY OF COLOURED MICA SEQUINS ON FLORAL DECORATIONS. EBONY HANDLE TURNED ON A LATHE. THE SCREENS DEPICT A TIPICALLY ENLIGHTENMENT ALLEGORY. ON RECTO A GIRL WITH AN HELMET WITH FEATHER, IN CLASSICAL CLOTHES, PROBABLY REPRESENTING MINERVA, HOLDS A DRAGON-FLY BY THE TAIL, PREVENTING IT TO FLY. ON VERSO, AN AUTHORITATIVE PERSONAGE OF RIPE AGE, POINTS OUT AS REPROVE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT HE HAS CONTAINED IN AN OCTAGONAL FRAME, MASCULINE SYMBOL AND OF ORDRE AND DISCIPLINE. THE WOMAN IS SURROUNDED BY A CIRCULAR FRAME, FEMININE SYMBOL. AN INVITATION TO COMPOSURE AND RATIONAL CONTROL ON INSTINCT TO LIBERTY? 1770/80 CM 35 x 19