PININFARINA - Ballpoint Pen "CAMBIANO" Raphael Urbinas 500th Anniversary

Pininfarina Segno, with this exclusive edition, celebrates 500 years since the death of the great master.

Raphael is a son of art and as such he learned from an early age that beauty is not an abstract and instinctive concept, but rather the result of in-depth studies and attention to every detail.

He observes the great artists of the time and manages to grasp their secrets, and then overcome them with his great sense of balance and composition.

During the Renaissance, the figure of the artist underwent a substantial transformation: from a simple craftsman he became an aristocratic intellectual, guest of the sumptuous courts of Europe.

Raphael enjoyed great esteem and popularity among his contemporaries, so much so that he obtained the nickname "Divine" during his lifetime.

He is in fact one of the first authors to sign the painting to certify its paternity and underline its value.

Raphael does this through hidden signatures that he places within his works.

The Divine Painter.

Raphael is a man of immense culture, combined with extraordinary executive and technical ability.

It is precisely in the use of color that his talent finds its greatest prominence.

For him, this element is an intelligent ploy, used to bring out associations that have to do with our history, our culture and universal archetypes.

Raphael takes inspiration from the great artists of the time, such as Masaccio, to create beautiful simultaneous contrasts, combining complementary colors to give brightness and enhance the movements and reflections typical of the fabric.

In this exclusive limited edition, monochromatic subjects compose apparently chaotic images, which are revealed by the use of two chromatic filters.

The interaction with the object becomes a game of search and surprise: the lens hides the details of the same color and highlights the details of the complementary one.