The artwork titled “Bestiary,” created by Francesco Clemente in 1978, is a notable piece within the Transavantgarde movement and exemplifies the figurative genre.
The artwork depicts several whimsical scenes set against a minimalist, light-colored background. In each scene, nude human figures interact with various animals. One figure is seen riding a tiger, another glides alongside a serpentine green snake, while a third sits atop a gazelle. An additional figure perches on an elephant, and yet another is carried by a large bird. The overall composition evokes a sense of mythological wonder and playful surrealism, characteristic of the Transavantgarde movement, which often merges historical and modern elements in an imaginative context.
