LA TORRE D’ORO – THE GOLDEN TOWER  

28x38 cm, Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper - 2024 

Bagan, Myanmar

“L’oro copriva in modo l’intera torre che si aveva l’impressione essa fosse soltanto d’oro. Era alta ben dieci passi, ed aveva la grossezza che si conveniva alla sua altezza. Nella parte superiore era rotonda; ed il tondo era pieno, intorno intorno, di campanelli dorati, che sonavano tutte le volte che il vento vi percoteva.” 

"The gold covered the entire tower in such a way that one had the impression it was just gold. It was ten steps high, and had the thickness that suited its height. It was rounded at the top; and the round was full, all around, of golden bells, which rang every time that the wind struck them.” 

Excerpt from “Il Milione”, Marco Polo