M313 Crystal 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf sunray on a celestite sphere and wrapped in coordinating blue coral

” It was a featured piece exhibiting with Il Sacro Nell’Arte or “The Sacred in Art” in the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata opening on March 22nd

18th century Italian painted fragment decorated with mica in matrix and a smokey lemon quartz crystal on a phantom optical calcite base

The 18th century fragment originally came from a church in Tuscany

The original 17th century Italian Florence fragment is molded into the sculptural canvas to create a dynamic relief sculpture

M313 Crystal 18th century Italian gold leaf17th century Italian oil painting of Mary surrounded by cherub angels framed with a 17th century Italian pediment and fluorite, pyrite, chalcedony, jasper, and barite natural specimens. The Baroque painting features a scene of Mary being visited by cherub angels, and it is adorned with the rare natural forming minerals and gems that emulate the jewel tone colors of the painting. This painting was collected, preserved, and transformed with the elements