Approximately 16cm x 22.5cm oil on canvas painting of an Italian enlisted sailor wearing the classic Italian Navy white jumper with blue trim and the classic European style sailor’s beret in white cotton with the elite "M.A.S." (Motoscafi Armati Siluranti, or Assault Vehicle Flotilla) cap tally worn in the 1930’s and during WWII. Motoscafo Armato Silurante (torpedo-armed motorboat), commonly abbreviated as MAS, was a class of fast torpedoboats used by the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) during World War I and World War II. These were dashing elite forces much like the U.S. Navy PT boats of WW2. Rare and desirable image.