Sick and exhausted, Taddeo arrives in his hometown of Sant’Angelo in Vado, near the eastern coast of Italy. Falling into his parents’ arms, he deliriously gives them his sack of “painted” stones and is sent to bed. There Taddeo is lovingly attended by his family. Especially touching is the little boy at his bedside, inscribed “Federico”—Taddeo’s younger brother by about twelve years, and the artist of this series.