Official diploma for Albert Casteleyns received at the "Vili Giochi Olimpici Invernali, Cortina, 1956".

Official diploma for Albert Casteleyns received at the "Vili Giochi Olimpici Invernali, Cortina, 1956".
Albert Casteleyns, Belgium, was a bobsleigh competitor, with the joint signatures of the general secretary and the president of the organizing committee.
Embossed stamp.
Includes Olympic rings, motto and cauldron. Signed by CM Ancioli, Igap Roma.
It presents small wrinkles at the bottom.
Measurements: 48 x 33 cm.

The importance of this document of the recent history of sport lies in several aspects: first of all, it belongs to the 1956 Games, a key moment of Olympism in the middle of the Cold War, where sport had a strong international and political dimension. From an artistic point of view, it reflects the graphic design of the mid-20th century, combining functionality and modern aesthetics.