URANIA MILLEMONDI #45 (1994) Thousand Summers

Original Cover Art - Giuseppe Festino (Italian, * 1943).

Millemondi, then Urania Millemondi, is the generic name of an italian series of anthologies that constitute a science fiction and fantasy collection, defined as the "daughter" of Urania. The first issue was released in June 1971. After the third issue, in 1973 , the series began to be published irregularly (first biannually, then quarterly), taking the name of the season in which it was released. Issue #45 was published in Italy in May 1994.

Giuseppe Festino is an italian professional illustrator who started to work in the 1960s.The 1980s and 1990s marked a pivotal era for Festino’s career as he received notable commissions to design covers for URANIA, one of Italy’s leading science fiction series. Utilizing acrylic paints, he maintained a stylistic continuity with previous artists while infusing his unique flair into each cover. He also illustrated many covers of the Italian ROBOT series.

I met his son Federico close to Copenhagen in Denmark. I was impressed by the story and a few artworks Federico was able to show me. I really liked the style and bought a few...

Gouache/acrylic on illustration paper. Size: 13.75 x 19.5 in.