oil on canvas, 29,8×40,2 cm
signed and dated lower left P. Conti '79
The two sketches for Luigi Pirandello's La Salamandra remain emblematic of this place, demonstrating Conti's unwavering love of theater from adolescence to the present day and, in this case, his warm friendship with Pirandello and Bontempelli. The work's protagonist is a talking salamander that unleashes unpredictable wonders.
The skeletal nature of the scenes is related to the archetypal aspects of Pirandello's universe, with which Conti is most immediately in contact.
