1. The artist Giuseppe Cifalà, was born in Catania, January 21, 1942. Qualification: Painter of figures and landscapes of the age 'Baroque”. Technique. Oil, acrylic and mixed media. Awards and Honors. Academy City 'of Rome; Honorary Professorship. Critics. "In painting, the artist Giuseppe Cifala ', there are two elements which are clearly complementary although they seem counter, fed by a root, which sinks into the distant memory of a sicilianity', of a middle class and a society 'of a distant time. There is a lot of originality 'in his paintings, due to the students' ability to see things with the eyes not contaminated by tradition or by schools figurative today... "

2. The town of Etna gently resting on the coast and topped behind, impetuous majesty of Etna, not escape the detail of a chain of arcs that for a long stretch, surrounds the harbor area of the town, called "Arches of the seaside "

3. A photo of “arches of seaside”

4. Comparison: there seem to be large differences between portrait and photo. But in the past the city was inside the arches, now the city has expanded far beyond the arches.

5. Catania: Bellini Garden, oil on canvas

6. Catania: a photo of the steps of the main entrance of Bellini Garden

7. Comparison Past Present