Anna Caterina Alimenti Rietti
Taken from the Maestro’s notes
Taccuino del 1940. Roma, Archivio Rietti.
Taccuino del 1940. Roma, Archivio Rietti.
Rome 22 August 1981
Penetrating the soul of a man unknown to me and understanding his most
intimate secrets.
How effective!!
Everyone knows the famous artist, but how many know the man?
Who really knows who we are, who doesn't stop just at appearances?
A man, sullen and gruff, who knew what he wanted; that's what they say
about him.
Instead...... instead how much pain lies behind that façade.
How humanly human was he who recorded, among his most profound
considerations, the simplest thoughts relative to
everyday life;
They say that great artists are deeply sensitiveness and this makes them
different
from others, thus they can get closer to the secret of
life.
Today I, too, know that this is true.