Giuseppe PENONE (1947), ‘Foglia’ necklace, a gold pendant in the shape of a wooden twig from which hangs a 999 gold leaf bearing the artist’s handprints, created in 2011. 8.6 x 3.2 x 0.1 cm https://www.elisabettacipriani.com/ The pendant’s plate has been re-soldered and restored. He was the youngest artist to be a member of the Arte Povera group in the 1960s. He focused his artistic practice on the relationship between humankind and nature. His empathy with nature, and trees in particular, inspired him to incorporate the plant world into all his sculptures.