Loaves and fish
©Giovanni Cimatti

Loaves and fish

This is a one-of-a-kind sculpture, made of glazed terracotta and decorated with ceramic decals representing loaves and fish of Gospel inspiration. Donated by Faenza Municipality to Pope Wojtyla, the artwork is now part of the Musei Vaticani collection.
Artisan
Giovanni Cimatti
Giovanni Cimatti
Faenza, Italy
There is a story Giovanni Cimatti likes to tell about his vocation as a ceramicist. In 1948, while his mother was pregnant with him, she worked for a ...
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