Description

This oil painting by Vittoria Mazzocca, dated 1991, portrays a solitary and blurred figure walking along a cobbled street on a foggy evening. The man, dressed in a long coat and wide-brimmed hat, holds an umbrella in one hand and perhaps a bag in the other. His form is indistinct, merging with the muted atmosphere of the background.

On the right, a lit streetlamp casts a warm yellow glow that softly cuts through the thick fog. In the distance, two ghostlike figures fade into the mist — likely a woman and her child — their outlines growing fainter with distance. The cobblestones reflect the figures, adding depth and a sense of dampness to the ground, reinforcing the humid, foggy setting of the scene.

Critical Reading and Interpretation

With the title “The Farewell”, the painting takes on a deeply emotional tone. The man walking away is not merely a passerby in the fog, but someone leaving — perhaps permanently — loved ones or a past that can no longer be reached. The blurred figures behind him become symbolic presences — memory, family, love — now out of reach.

The fog becomes a metaphor for forgetfulness, the passage of time, and emotional distance. The act of farewell is slow, soft, and inevitable. The streetlamp, the only source of light, may symbolize a lingering memory or a feeling that endures despite growing distance.

The title guides the viewer toward a more intimate and universal reading, transforming the painting from a simple landscape into a suspended emotional moment.

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Weight	1,7 kg
Dimensions	50 × 1,5 × 60 cm
net weight	0,680

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