{"id":22348,"date":"2019-04-15T10:27:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T13:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=22348"},"modified":"2019-04-15T10:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T13:27:49","slug":"papa-francisco-recebe-escultura-de-ayrton-senna-no-vaticano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/papa-francisco-recebe-escultura-de-ayrton-senna-no-vaticano\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis receives Ayrton Senna sculpture in the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Pope Francis will receive a bronze sculpture depicting driver Ayrton Senna this Wednesday, April 17, at 9:30 AM, in the Vatican. Made by Brazilian artist Paula Senna Lalli, a niece of the driver, the \u201cMeu Ayrton\u201d [\u201cMy Ayrton\u201d] masterpiece will be delivered by Bianca Senna, Paula\u2019s sister and Director of the Ayrton Senna Institute. It will become part of the collection of the Vatican Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The idea of turning the piece of art\u00a0into a gift to the Pope (and, subsequently, to Ayrton\u2019s fans), came from Claudio Giovanonni, a businessman and close friend of the Senna family, who knows that the driver\u2019s faith was one of his core values.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-22348 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/?attachment_id=134'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ezgif-frame-014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The action is part of another tribute to Senna in 2019, when we celebrate the 25<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">anniversary of the legacy left by the three-time F1 champion. \u201cMy Ayrton\u201d started being conceived and executed back in 2016, when the driver\u2019s mother, Neyde Senna, commissioned it to her granddaughter, visual artist and musician Paul Senna Lalli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI was very proud to be given this mission by my grandmother, who wanted to portray the way he is remembered by the family with lots of warmth. I took on the challenge, even though I knew it would be hard: not many\u00a0masterpieces like this are approved by our family, and even fewer by grandma (Mrs. Neyde), who is known for having high standards\u201d, says Paula, who has just given birth to her second child and, therefore, will be represented by her sister, Bianca, the Ayrton Senna Institute Director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Escultura &quot;Meu Ayrton&quot; - Paula Senna Lalli\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AE8yM77es_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The artist created the sculpture during her first pregnancy, using pictures and memories as reference. Paula was also helped by relatives, who posed for her in order to bring life to aspects of Ayrton\u2019s anatomy that images couldn\u2019t capture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The tribute to Senna in the Vatican, including the sculpture\u2019s delivery to the Pope, will also be the piece\u2019s public unveiling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis will receive a bronze sculpture depicting driver Ayrton Senna this Wednesday, April 17, at 9:30 AM, in the Vatican. Made by Brazilian artist Paula Senna Lalli, a niece of the driver, the \u201cMeu Ayrton\u201d [\u201cMy Ayrton\u201d] masterpiece will be delivered by Bianca Senna, Paula\u2019s sister and Director of the Ayrton Senna Institute. 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