Centodieci chili di diamanti
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Caption | Centodieci chili di diamanti. Il famoso Aga Khan, capo spirituale dei musulmani dell'India, festeggia a Bombay il suo sessantesimo compleanno. Per l'occasione il dignitario indiano – gia ricco a miliardi – riceve in dono tanti diamanti quanto e il peso del suo corpo, cioe 110 chilogrammi. Secondo il rito, il valore corrispondente a quei diamanti sara ceduto ai musulmani piu poveri. La moglie dell'Aga Khan, che e un'europea, guarda estasiata suo marito solennemente seduto sopra una speciale bilancia a pesare tanto tesoro… Illustration for La Domenica del Corriere, 24 March 1946. |
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Creator | Rino Ferrari, Italian (1911–1986) |
Artwork medium | colour lithograph |
Permissions | Not available for licensing for copyright and/or trademark reasons. |
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