![]() ![]() ![]() She goes on to add that the artist while unknown to her in name, is in reality a figure she knows intimately through their art, their “only true name.” It’s a stunning statement, that seems to capture so much of what Ferrante is doing with her own work. Not knowing the artist liberates her from thinking about the artist and gives her space to concentrate only on the art. The 17th century painting that has captured Ferrante’s attention is of a nun, “with hands joined, eyes closed and an ecstatic expression.” The painting is by an unknown artist, and Ferrante writes that ever since she was a young person, she liked the term unknown. ![]() I was particularly struck by her musings in an article for the Guardian about a painting in the Pio Monte della Misericordia, in Naples. Today I feel, thanks to this decision, that I have gained a space of my own, a space that is free, where I feel active and present. I simply decided once and for all, over 20 years ago, to liberate myself from the anxiety of notoriety and the urge to be a part of that circle of successful people, those who believe they have won who-knows-what. ![]()
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