Luca Michelucci Lot n° 57

A knife in the dark, 1995 acrylics and airbrush on thin cardboard 25.5 x 36.5 cm Original illustration made by Michelucci for "A knife in the dark," published for the first time in the famous JRR Tolkien Calendar 1999 for the month of June by Rusconi Libri in 1998. Michelucci with this calendar has established himself internationally as one of the most talented and appreciated interpreters of the Tolkenian universe. "Terrifying entity, long hair glistening under the crowned helmet, armed with a sword and a knife burning with white light, the Witch-king attacks Frodo, the Ring-bearer. " A museum piece. Signed, dated and titled. LITERATUREexhibitions : Lucca Comics - Palazzo Ducale (1998), "Images from Middle-earth" Rome - Villa Celimontana (2004)