"les Conjurés", Private coll., France 2026.04 - #RA008..009
- A souvenir from Naples -
(the Macrì's Gallery)
A cornicello, cornetto, or corno portafortuna
is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against
the evil eye (or malocchio) and bad luck in general,
and, historically, to promote fertility and virility.
In Neapolitan, it is called curniciello or variants thereof.
The amulet is also sometimes referred to as the Italian horn.
The phallic shape and red color is also a reference to Priapus,
a male fertility god.
(the Macrì's Gallery)
A cornicello, cornetto, or corno portafortuna
is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against
the evil eye (or malocchio) and bad luck in general,
and, historically, to promote fertility and virility.
In Neapolitan, it is called curniciello or variants thereof.
The amulet is also sometimes referred to as the Italian horn.
The phallic shape and red color is also a reference to Priapus,
a male fertility god.
"Arcana Cornicelli", France 2026.04 - #RA007
⥮ Pill-up at Blue, Villeurbanne, France 2025.02 - #RA001-003
⥮ Goal! Villeurbanne, France 2025.03 - #RA004,006
