1.0 rich Street Art Cities https://streetartcities.com I painted Benedict because he is black, because he was an ante litteram second generation immigrant, because he was born in Sanfratello (ME) in 1527 from a family of African slaves, because his life is a journey of freedom leading him to Holiness. I painted him because he is the image of Palermo, the face of the outcasts, the underdogs, those who would be denied all possibility by many.This is not a religious painting, rather a political one.Work financed by CESIE within the Mediterraneo Antirazzista event LINKFoto by Sandro Scalia https://streetart.media/d/d13e3009-78aa-4887-9436-9e96b509ee44/1024.jpg 1024 480 480 <iframe src="https://streetartcities.com/markers/d62e5c5e-90fc-4e03-93a2-ac1507bd10f8/embed" width="480" height="480" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen; storage-access" title="SAINT BENEDICT THE MOOR – ALBERGHERIA, PALERMO – 2018 by Igor Scalisi Palminteri"></iframe> 3600