Cherries
Cesare Picchiarini recorded in his artistic diary that he had, in 1915, made for Cambellotti, two shutters for a French window, the subject of which was cherries.
A sketch with the same subject is on display in the museum and comes from Cesare Picchiarini’s studio, but the fate of the corresponding stained glass is unknown.
Both the cartoon and the sketch show branches laden with fruit, set in a vertical grid.
The edges of the cartoon have various measurements written on them, probably refering to the dimensions of the various elements of the composition.
The cherries are drawn in pencil and charcoal and coloured in water-colour and tempera.
This theme also appears in a fountain made by the artist for a private house in Anguillara, in which the covering tiles form a large cherry.