Pietra Dura Stone Mosaic of Nuns

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Design Plus Gallery presents a Stone Plaque Mosaic Picture. A beautiful example of a highly specialized art form, one requiring … Read more Design Plus Gallery presents a Stone Plaque Mosaic Picture. A beautiful example of a highly specialized art form, one requiring great care with tested skill and precision. There are pieces of polished semi-precious stones in a lovely tableau with nuns, are inlaid into a background marble, thus creating a ‘painting in stone’. or Pietra dura Light wear; good condition.

About the Art-form:
"Translated from Italian as ‘hard stone,’ pietra dura can be traced back to the Ancient Romans, who developed the process for decorating walls and floors. Also known as Florentine mosaic, pietra dura thrived in Florence during the Renaissance period under the powerful Medici dynasty". See less