"Doppia
Coppia" is part of the series of illustrations "The
sweet life of one italian monster" dedicated to Giacomo Casanova,
one of the most famous seducers of history, and to his love
adventures in the Venice of 1700.
This
illustration represents Casanova and a young lady on a terrace of an
elegant Venetian palace, after an evening of playing cards. On the
tree branch we can see another pair of doves in love. The title of
the illustration is given by the play of words: two couples on the
terrace and the element of the card game just ended. But not the
evening is ended, which Casanova is inviting to continue.Casanova, a
perfect eighteenth-century dandy, is dressed in a sophisticated way:
the camisiola (silk shirt) under the embroidered tailcoat, the
braghesse (short and tight pants), Burano lace sprouting from the
sleeves. Buckled shoes and silk stockings complete his look.The lady
wears a dress of light fabrics and pastel colors. Everything is
perfected with refined decoration elements: precious jewels, shoes,
fan, hat and feathers. A velvet false on the cheek completes the
seducing opera seducing of the flirtatious lady. In the background we
can see the palace brightened by the evening light.
