Geo Matteo Curing the Daughter of Amadel by Fortunino Matania

Wonderful piece of art!

Thanks.it is amazing the detail he puts into is drawings.

Matania never skimped on the details of his illustrations.  Be it gesture, expression, texture, contrast or design.  Every element reveals something about the period depicted and solidifies the overall  composition. To think such brilliance was exhibited with piece after piece, week after week for many decades is astonishing.  A true master of illustration!

100% right. He did a weekly magazine. It's  astonishing  he could keep the quality  at such high standards. 

Did she just get cured with an excorcism?  Illustration sensation!

This was actually  the first known illustration  of te safety  dance. It seemed to work then became  dance craze.

Men Without Hats originated in Montreal and Safety Dance was a wordlwide hit that went to #3 in the United States. That makes this illustration truly fantastic!

Weren't  you their  tour manager st the time,?

Congrats on this lovely piece. I have a couple of Matania pieces myself and the detail is always awesome. 

Thanks. I was looking at yours the other day. Really beautiful illustration  you have.

Thank you. Yeah very pleased with the two classical pieces I have, especially the boat battle in the colloseum. When I was young I remember reading a book about the gladitorial goings on by Daniel Mannix, "For those about to Die". A great book, and the cover always impressed me and stuck with me for decades, then later I found out it was Matania. A few years ago I was lucky to view this original piece in the studio of a famous artist who I had gone to visit. He told me Matania was a big inspiration to him.

wow that is really cool that you got to see the original in person.

The expressions, poses, altar, composition, storytelling are all incredible.  Congratulations!

Thank you Mark. This is like a photo  of the moment the way it is so clesr.

If your friends don't dance and if they don't dance, then they're no friends of mine ;)

Beautiful illo!

 Maybe she had the rock and roll rhythm  and the boogie woogie flu.

NICE!

Thank you nick.

Absolutely astounding! Wow. I'd love to see this in person. Congrats!

thank you M L. whenever you are in the aera I will  make sure you can see it in person, It is really something to see and study.