An Original Italian Surrealist Mixed Media Unframed Piece of Art on Thick Gauge Paper- Signed M.E Maggioni 76x57cm British pen nib sat on a youngsters shelf

sat on a youngsters shelf or a Dads Desk to bring back fond memories

one of the principal deities of Hinduism

There are some graphite rub marks on the paper but these were likely made by the artist during the sitting - top left and bottom right corner has a crease -overall the perimeter is a little ragged but this could be trimmed back - to be clear this is two drawings

Body colour is the use of opaque colours for highlights or dense

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An Original Italian Surrealist Mixed Media Unframed Piece of Art on Thick Gauge Paper- Signed M.E Maggioni 76x57cm British pen nib sat on a youngsters shelfHere we have an original Italian Surrealist mixed media unframed piece of art on thick gauge paper signed M. E Maggioni 76x57cm The Roman imagery is very striking the words 'WHEN MEN WERE GODS' across thee top 'Severus IX 222 235AD' is across the bottom of the imagery Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander was originally named Alexianus. He was born about 208 AD. Alexander was the son of Julia Mamaea and Gessius Marcianus. At the insistence of his