The flowers in full bloom, framing a moment of seasonal and personal change. The young woman’s gaze lifts skyward, drawn by a sense of hope or new purpose, while her companion looks inward, more cautious. Between them, the roses she holds feel full of promise.
Titled Incipit Vita Nova (“A New Life Begins”), the painting echoes Dante’s journey of transformation in Vita Nuova. Saccaggi sets this personal awakening against a backdrop of ancient arches and a distant city, balancing the beauty of the present with the pull toward something greater. Something new.