The subjects of Bentivegna 3

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The subjects of Bentivegna 3 sent on February 26, 2015 (16:23) by Agata Arezzo. 8 comments, 570 views.

1/2500 f/5.6, ISO 800, hand held.

In Sicilia, ai piedi del monte Kronio a pochi km da Sciacca, sorge il "Castello incantato", uno spettacolo creato dall'inventiva dell'uomo e della natura, dove, oltre agli ulivi, ai mandorli e ai carrubi sorgono le teste scavate e scalpellate nella roccia e nei tronchi d'albero da Filippo Bentivegna, un artista contadino detto "Filippu di li testi" e vissuto dal 1888 al 1967. Bentivegna nacque a Sciacca da una famiglia molto povera, non trovando lavoro, come molti siciliani di quel periodo andò a lavorare negli Stati Uniti, ritornato a Sciacca in seguito ad una disavventura, comprò questo piccolo podere dove visse dipingendo e scalpellando gli alberi e i massi,le sue sculture rappresentano personaggi famosi e non,a cui dava anche un nome e che nella sua fantasia rappresentavano i sudditi del suo regno. Il suo piccolo podere è ora un museo all'aria aperta, mentre altre sue sculture sono esposte presso il Museo dell'Art Brut di Losanna.

20 persons like it: Albieri Sergio, Dantes, FilDerry, Franco Buffalmano, Germano58, Gion65, Goodcaptain, Gpierocompostela, Ivancosta, Jerry Vacchieri, Latino Rosario, LucianoSerra.d, Mao72, Marcob73, Nerone, Paolo P, Sebastiano_lg, Silvio Maccario, Stefania Saffioti, Vittorio Scatolini

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Marcob73

sent on February 26, 2015 (16:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful series of shots

congratulations

Marco soon:-):-P

Agata Arezzo

sent on February 26, 2015 (20:19) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks a lot Marco:-P:-)
Agata soon;-)

Vittorio Scatolini

sent on February 28, 2015 (12:11) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I'll have to go there:-):-)
A greeting
vittorio;-) 8-)

Agata Arezzo

sent on February 28, 2015 (15:11) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks for visiting Vittorio, I'm glad to have aroused your curiosity about this open-air museum that I hope to visit again, because the day when I went there was not the best, it rained most of the day, I'm sure that with a beautiful blue sky of our is another matter entirely.
Hello soon Agata

Nerone

sent on February 28, 2015 (22:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

thanks Agata, I did not know that there was this "enchanted castle". Your shots are a beautiful testimony of how many wonders hides our Sicily.
complimente. ;-)
hello

Agata Arezzo

sent on March 01, 2015 (2:03) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nero Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate my small contribution, certainly in Sicily there are lots of places to discover even for us who live here and we love its territory.
Hello soon Agata

Gion65

sent on July 04, 2024 (16:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Powerful and Evocative !! Large Agate !!

Stefania Saffioti

sent on September 03, 2025 (7:47) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Your photos are always beautiful and interesting, congratulations!
Hello, have a nice day
Stefania :-)

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