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=== Biography ===
== Biography ==
'''Senio Pratesi''' was born in Siena in 1928<ref group="footnotes">Other biographies state the date of birth to 1926, but this is probably incorrect.</ref>. He was a self-taught artist and he exhibited for the first time in Siena in 1945.  
'''Senio Pratesi''' was born in Siena in 1928<ref group="footnotes">Other biographies state the date of birth to 1926, but this is probably incorrect.</ref>. He was a self-taught artist and he exhibited for the first time in Siena in 1945. In the 1960s he made ninety stories with [https://www.phantomwiki.org/Senio_Pratesi The Phantom] and some with Mandrake for the Italian publisher [[Fratelli Spada]].  


In the 1960s he made several stories with [https://www.phantomwiki.org/Senio_Pratesi The Phantom] for the Italian publisher [[Fratelli Spada]]. In addition he also made 3 stories with Mandrake for the same publisher in 1962.  
Prates has a drawing style where many panels are very detailed, also in the background of the people who are in focus. The characters are drawn realistically with good anatomical composition, even when they are in motion. The faces of the supporting characters are often drawn expressively, some more caricatured. The women usually have large slightly slanted eyes with long eyelashes. If people are in a very stressful situation, they are drawn with large drops of sweat on their foreheads and some running down between their cheekbones and ears.


In 1973 he moved to Rome to Piombino in 1979. He died 73 years old in Villamarina, September 2001. During his career, the artist Senio Pratesi explored different stylistic registers, including the surrealist one.
In 1979 he moved from Rome to Piombino. He died 73 years old in Villamarina, September 2001. During his career, the artist Senio Pratesi explored different stylistic registers, including the surrealist one.
 
=== [[Fratelli Spada stories]] by Senio Pratesi ===
===Mandrake Stories===
====1962====
{| {{table}}
=====Mandrake=====
!Year !!# !!Original title !!Pages
<gallery>
|-
Image:spada-FP-003.jpg|"[[Il morso del Cobra (Spada)|Il morso del Cobra]]"
| 1962 || 1 ||"[[Il morso del Cobra (Spada)|Il morso del Cobra]]" || 32
Image:spada-FP-004.jpg|"[[Cobra genio del male (Spada)|Cobra genio del male]]"
|-
Image:spada-FP-007-fr.jpg|"[[Sei finito Cobra (Spada)|Sei finito Cobra]]"
| 1962 || 2 ||"[[Cobra genio del male (Spada)|Cobra genio del male]]" || 32
</gallery>
|-
====1968====
| 1962 || 3 ||"[[Sei finito Cobra (Spada)|Sei finito Cobra]]" || 32
=====Mandrake=====
|-
<gallery>
| 1968 || 4 ||"[[Il diadema di zia Clot (Spada)|Il diadema di zia Clot]]" || 24
Image:spada-FP-145-fr.jpg|"[[Il diadema di zia Clot (Spada)|Il diadema di zia Clot]]"
|-
Image:spada-FP-152.jpg|"[[Centofacce meno una (Spada)|Centofacce meno una]]"
| 1968 || 5 ||"[[Centofacce meno una (Spada)|Centofacce meno una]]" || 24
</gallery>
|-
====1969====
| 1969 || 6 ||"[[Castello ai Caraibi (Spada)|Castello ai Caraibi]]" || 24
=====Mandrake=====
|-
<gallery>
| 1967 || 7 ||"[[Per un pugno di Lotar (Spada)|Per un pugno di Lotar]]" || 7
Image:spada-FP-163.jpg|"[[Castello ai Caraibi (Spada)|Castello ai Caraibi]]"
|-
Image:spada-FP-168.jpg|"[[Per un pugno di Lotar (Spada)|Per un pugno di Lotar]]"
| 1969 || 8 ||"[[Centofacce allo sbaraglio (Spada)|Centofacce allo sbaraglio]]" || 24
Image:spada-FP-169.jpg|"[[Centofacce allo sbaraglio (Spada)|Centofacce allo sbaraglio]]"
|-
Image:spada-FP-170.jpg|"[[Remember Cobra (Spada)|Remember Cobra]]"
| 1969 || 9 ||"[[Remember Cobra (Spada)|Remember Cobra]]" || 24
</gallery>
|-
====1970====
| 1970 || 10 ||"[[Top secret (Spada)|Top secret]]" || 24
=====Mandrake=====
|-
| 1970 || 11 ||"[[Caccia al Grisbi (Spada)|Caccia al Grisbi]]" || 24
|-
|}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-003.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-172.jpg|"[[Top secret (Spada)|Top secret]]"
Image:spada-FP-004.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-174.jpg|"[[Caccia al Grisbi (Spada)|Caccia al Grisbi]]"
Image:spada-FP-007-fr.jpg|French version
Image:spada-FP-145-fr.jpg|French version
Image:spada-FP-152.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-163-fr.jpg|French version
Image:spada-FP-168.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-169.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-170.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-172.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-174.jpg|
</gallery>
</gallery>
It is possible that Pratesi also are the artist on "[[Un regno per il Cobra (Spada)|Un regno per il Cobra]]" and "[[Il Cobra attacca (Spada)|Il Cobra attacca]]", both from 1971.  
====1971====
=====Mandrake=====
It is possible that Pratesi also are the artist on two stories from 1971.  
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-176.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-176.jpg|"[[Un regno per il Cobra (Spada)|Un regno per il Cobra]]"
Image:spada-FP-181.jpg|
Image:spada-FP-181.jpg|"[[Il Cobra attacca (Spada)|Il Cobra attacca]]"
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 11:22, 16 September 2024

Senio Pratesi
Senio-Pratesi.png
Biographical information
Born: 1928, Siena
Died: 2001, Villamarina
Nationality: Mini italy.gif Italian
Occupation: Artist
Website: n/a


Biography

Senio Pratesi was born in Siena in 1928[footnotes 1]. He was a self-taught artist and he exhibited for the first time in Siena in 1945. In the 1960s he made ninety stories with The Phantom and some with Mandrake for the Italian publisher Fratelli Spada.

Prates has a drawing style where many panels are very detailed, also in the background of the people who are in focus. The characters are drawn realistically with good anatomical composition, even when they are in motion. The faces of the supporting characters are often drawn expressively, some more caricatured. The women usually have large slightly slanted eyes with long eyelashes. If people are in a very stressful situation, they are drawn with large drops of sweat on their foreheads and some running down between their cheekbones and ears.

In 1979 he moved from Rome to Piombino. He died 73 years old in Villamarina, September 2001. During his career, the artist Senio Pratesi explored different stylistic registers, including the surrealist one.

Fratelli Spada stories by Senio Pratesi

1962

Mandrake

1968

Mandrake

1969

Mandrake

1970

Mandrake

1971

Mandrake

It is possible that Pratesi also are the artist on two stories from 1971.

Note

  1. ↑ Other biographies state the date of birth to 1926, but this is probably incorrect.
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