This artwork is inspired by Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night Over the Rhône (1888), one of the artist's most poetic explorations of light, color, and atmosphere. Created during his stay in Arles, the original painting captures the reflection of the stars and city lights on the Rhône River, transforming a simple nocturnal landscape into a deeply emotional and contemplative vision.

Van Gogh's revolutionary use of color and expressive brushwork allowed him to move beyond realistic representation, using the landscape as a reflection of inner emotions. 

Through this reinterpretation, the artist pays tribute to Van Gogh's unique ability to transform observation into emotion. The work explores the dialogue between light and darkness, movement and stillness, inviting the viewer to experience the night not only as a visual landscape, but as a poetic and intimate journey.

The mosaic technique further enhances this vision, transforming the dynamic brushstrokes into a new language of light and texture, where each fragment contributes to the creation of a vibrant and timeless image. 

Stones used: Lapisllazuli, Sodalite, yellow Magnesite

Year of composition: 2025

Size: cm 25x43,5

Artist: Leonardo Scarpelli

An original and authentic hand-made artwork created whith the antique technique of Commesso Fiorentino which is unique for Florence.

Commesso Fiorentino was born with Medici family, one of the most important families in Florence, in the second half of 1500.

The research of the stones is made by the mosaicist that must be able to choose from a rich and wide range of shades and veins: for this reason the artists personally search and collect the stones retracing the paths of the Medici researchers.

The processing starts by drawing the subject on adhesive paper, that is then cut into small tamplates that will be attached to the variegated shades of the stones following the visual instinct, the innate gift of the artist and his perfect knowledge of the materials. The shape of the little piece will be cut by hand with a chestnut, cherry or hazelnut wood bow and an iron wire that flows with abrasive powder and water. It creates a very precise and inclined cut to form the essential spaces to accommodate the glue, made by artisans with beeswax and pine tree resin. The different stones are previously glued onto a slate surface which acts as a support during the cutting and filing phase. The various pieces which form the composition are adjusted in shape with diamond files, glued together so that the joints are invisible, flattened and finally polished in order to create a perfect decorative harmony showing the colors of nature in all their radiance.