With the virtuous hand required for miniature work Marie-Victoire Jaquotot paints and edit in extraordinary fine execution, the adornement of the Graces. They, too, as in Raphael, are adorned with jewels offered by the sea, element of life, but instead of red corals, they carry necklaces of candescent pearls, for millennia a symbol of love, […]
The porcelain plate measures 23.2 cm in width and 21.5 cm in height. On the glazed surface the motif is not centrally painted, and measures 17.5 cm x 20 cm. On the back, positioned between the letter “P” and the digit “8” (8 ounces) is the crowned eagle with sceptre and the sphere in the […]
For those who love porcelain art and find moments of joy in admiring what is painted on this medium, a beautiful allegorical interpretation that embodies the grace, beauty and kindness: you should be aware of the existence of this extraordinary version of the Three Graces, which remained unknown in the world of porcelain art until about ten […]
The mythological theme of the Three Graces, combined with the iconography of Venus / Venere, was always a fountain of inspiration to artists – painters, sculptors and craftsmen – whose works are introduced with the invention of the printing press in several copies on sheets of paper. The most excellent in reproducing works of art […]
The “Three Graces” and “Knight’s Dream”, painted by renaissance artist Rafael (Raffaello Sanzio) in the form of a diptych likely to be placed in the front of a chest, were commissioned by the family on the feast of the confirmation of Scipione di Tommaso of Borghese (1493-1563). A gift as an exhortation to face and […]
Since 1823 the Allegory of the “Three Graces” was part many italian art works which went to enrich renowned British collections, as those who had the opportunity to see the original paintings respectfully admired what was ascertained to be the authentic work drawn by the hand of the great Raphael. But the principle of concealing […]