H: 4.5" W: 10.5" D: 5" Florentine Art. Italy - Shipping in USA $ 45.Pietra Dura is a chapter of Florentine history, dating back to the late 16th century, it consists in a very imaginative mosaic technique that used natural colors and precious stones, cut in sections and skillfully matched to form a larger image. "Stone painting" was the term chosen by its initiators to define Florentine mosaics, because this technique enables to represent a varying range of subjects, ranging from portraits to abstract subjects, from landscapes to stories with figures, from architectural views to small inlays, caskets, chests, where semi-precious stones are often matched with ebony and gilded bronze.

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