A Trieste man has donated to the
Friuli region a large modern-art collection including works by
Pablo Picasso, Joan Mirò, Max Ernst and Giorgio de Chirico worth
over 700,000 euros.
Antonio Cattaruzza, 71, a member of a distinguished Triestine
family and a former manager at locally based insurance giant
Generali, has been described as "the last MittellEuropean art
patron".
Fiuli Governor Massmiliano Fedriga said the "act of generosity"
of Cattaruzza, who is of Austrian heritage, "is a magnificent
demonstration of belonging to the community of Friuli Venezia
Giulia and a desire to leave something precious at others'
disposal".
Cattaruzza, who has a degree in mechanical engineering, said:
"my machinery teacher used to say 'remember that if something is
not beautiful, it does not work: a connecting rod must not only
be functional but also functioning and therefore beautiful. So
from this standpoint, art and engineering are connected".
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