Embroidery Dragon 1, 21st c.

Embroidery Dragon 1, Emma Diana Foscaliano, I-Cagliari, 2005-2018. Private property Eredi Foscoliano Diana (MS Inventory 73).

Dragon embroidered with sea silk on light linen, decorated with pearls “Resto sempre meravigliata quando lo espongo ai raggi del sole e diventa color oro puro nonostante gli anni” – this is what Emma (1942-20XX), daughter of Italo Diana, writes about her embroideries: “I’m always amazed when I expose it to the sun’s rays and it turns a pure gold colour despite the years’. She had secretly learned how to work sea silk, despite her father’s prohibition. Biography about her father 2010).