Capriccio Ceramic Tableau by Manetti e Masini

The clean, transparent lines of the crystal acrylic frame of this Nino Basso mosaic tableau enclose in their centre a lively-colored, handmade geometrical mosaic composed of Venetian...

Roman floors and Byzantine mosaics make a contemporary reappearance in this Nino Basso handmade mosaic tableau. Irregularly shaped Venetian enamel mosaic tiles in red, black, and a s...

Artist Nino Basso decided to create a modern revisitation of the ancient splendour of Roman and Byzantine mosaic works in this contemporary mosaic tableau. The tableau’s white crysta...

This avant-garde wooden, wall panel is a non-reproducible, one-off piece from the Geometrie series by Mascia Meccani. Featuring an alluring combination of overlapping geometric shape...

Exuding a fierce and bold character to brighten up a contemporary interior, this magnificent decorative panel is a 2020 creation by Mascia Meccani. Deftly handcrafted, it is a mixed-...

Designed by Tuscany-based artist Mascia Meccani as part of the Geometrie series, this wall panel is an eye-catching decoration for an open wall. The piece is entirely handpainted on ...

Antique engraving of a Tucano Mangiapepe, by Saverio Manetti Circa 1776 A fine hand colored engraving of a Tuscan Magpie by the Italian artist Saverio Manetti. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. Dimensions: 25 inches high x 22 inches wide x 1 1/4 inches deep. (frame); (63.5cm high x 55.88cm). 18 x 14 in. (sheet) Reference: Wikipedia Manetti was born in Brozzi to Giovanni Bernardo and Maria Teresa Nesiscolt of Prague. His early studies were in Florence and later at Pisa where he studied botany under Pier Antonio Micheli. He graduated in medicine in 1745 and worked in Florence. In 1758 he joined the National Medical College where he studied anatomy under Antonio Cocchi (1695–1758), conducting the autopsy of Cocchi. Manetti was Professor of Botany of the "Società Botanica Fiorentina", a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, a Fellow of the Royal Society, learned societies in Göttingen and Montpellier, an Accademico dell'Istituto di Bologna and he maintained scientific contacts with the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus and with the main scientific circles of the second half of the 18th century. He was supervisor of the Orto Botanico di Firenze in Florence from 1749 to 1782 succeeding to Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and Secretary of the Accademia dei Georgofili. With remarkable organizational effort, he secured the publication of Storia naturale degli uccelli, Natural History of the birds, a monumental work in five volumes illustrated with 600 hand-coloured engravings based on watercolor paintings. The book was commissioned by Maria Luisa, Grand duchess of Tuscany and the first volume was dedicated to Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo. The third volume was dedicated to Ferdinando di Brobone and the fourth to Giorgio Nassau Clavering. The engravings were made by Tuscan abbot and engraver Lorenzo Lorenzi and Violante Vanni who had studied under British engraver Robert Strange...

Antique bird print titled 'Pavone della China maschio - Pavo Sinensis mas'. Beautiful copper engraving of a peacock. This print originates from 'Storia naturale degli Uccelli' by Sav...

Important ink drawing representing animated landscape with ruins and aqueduct in the background Venetian school Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certific...

Antique bird print titled 'Aquila di coda Bianca d'America - Aquila cauda Alba Americana Edw'. Beautiful copper engraving of the white-tailed eagle. This print originates from 'Stori...

Tile tableau with lawyer representation, ca. 1900 A six-tile tableau with lawyer representation, polychrome decorated with a scene of two farmers fighting over a cow being milked by a lawyer. Text in the middle, below the scene: " Die pleit om een koe, geeft er één toe" Translated to English is 'Who pleads for a cow, admits one'. The lawyer who milks the cow while parties fight over that cow is the only one who benefits from the litigation. The tiles arre framed in an oak wooden frame The Netherland, Friesland, ca. 1900, Possibly Makkum Tichelaar...

Architectural Capriccio of Roman Ancient Ruins with Figures. Italian, 18th century large painting in oil on canvas is from the school of Giovan...