Babetto: The Entity of Being / L'Entità dell'Essere / Die Einheit des Seins

The Italian goldsmith of the “Paduan School” Giampaolo Babetto is famous for his jewelry – geometrically distinct shapes arranged into refined entities of extraordinary perfection and beauty. However, the artist’s wide-ranging spectrum also includes furniture design, silverwork, sculptures, liturgical utensils, and architecture; even his design drawings possess an autonomous character and artistic value.

In addition to Christian iconography, his sources of inspiration include the fresco cyc...