AFFRESCO: Ceramic Tuscan Tile on Distressed Reclaimed Barn Wood Frame - Opera "Portrait of a Lady Simonetta Vespucci" by Sandro Botticelli

This beautiful art replica is professionally printed on a Tumbled Tile from Tuscany, Italy. AVAILABLE IN TWO SIZES: Tile Size: 12"X12"X1/2" Thick (Total Size framed: 13"X13" Square) Tile Size: 8"X8"X1/2" Thick (Total Size framed: 9"X9" Square) Framed tiles are wall-hang ready. Material: Ceramic Tile Made in Italy, mounted on a reclaimed Barn Wood frame made in the USA. Please note that the tile features a distressed finish with subtle indentations to create an "old-world" appearance. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. Although he was highly regarded in his time, his reputation declined after his death, until he was rediscovered by the Pre-Raphaelites in the late 19th century. Today, Botticelli's paintings are appreciated for their linear grace, which represents a unique blend of late Italian Gothic and Early Renaissance styles, despite being created in the latter half of the Italian Renaissance. ABOUT "AFFRESCO" Any art lover, as well as anyone who has visited Italy, must have had the opportunity to appreciate an affresco painting. Most prominent ancient Roman paintings consist of affresco, as do the holy stories depicted within medieval churches. The magnificent decorations found within the halls of villas dating from the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries also feature affresco paintings. The affresco painting method is the basis for the most impressive mural works of Italian art and is considered the most widely used artistic technique during the Renaissance by world-renowned artists such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Signorelli, and Piero della Francesca, among others.