An 'Arte Povera' mirror

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Name
An 'Arte Povera' mirror
Measurements
Height: 50 cm, Width: 42 cm
Reference
LIMA100680
Techniques
Lacquered
Colors
Green, Gold, Brown, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Mirrors Wall Mirrors
Materials
Lacquer Pine Resin
Periods
18th Century Circa 1750 Antique
Origins
Italy
Subject
Animals
Description

This beautiful mirror was made in Venice in the mid-18th century.

In the 18th century, a technique called "arte povera" was developed in Venice.

Cut-out, colored engravings were glued on the lacquered surface of the mirror case, then it was covered with several layers of transparent lacquer called sandarac.

Sandarac is a type of resin that was extracted from pine trees and was mainly from the Mediterranean region.

The use of sandarac made the varnish very hard. In this way the Asian lacquers, at that time sought after but very expensive, were imitated

On the frame a representation with a rural scene, with people and animals, with trees with birds and in which hunting.

The mirror is in original condition.

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