Memling work in progress 1

This is one of the many reasons that kept me away from my blog for so long. 
Finally, post photos of this miniature egg tempera on wood and gold leaf copied from Memling.
Here below share the details of the work in progress.


Questo è uno dei tanti motivi che mi ha tenuta lontana dal mio blog per tanto tempo. 
Finalmente posto le foto di questa miniatura a tempera a uovo foglia oro su tavola da Memling.
Qui sotto condivido alcune fasi di lavorazione in dettaglio.

Ancient tecjniques

Last Saturday, thanks to Alessia of guidedtoursofflorence was organized a lecture on ancient techniques in my studio; fresco, egg tempera, oil, gilding and a few basic notions on the restoration of works of art for eleven licensed tourist guides of Florence.

Here's the post that Francesca of Fantastic Florence wrote and some pictures of this afternoon we spent together.

Illuminated letter P with marbled paper

 I made this illuminated letter for a Christmas commission of a client in my etsy shop who created the passpartout with a wonderful marbled paper she painted. 
Few days ago I received a link to the Westwood Gallery with the letter framed. Thank you Pam!

Delaporte oil on canvas work i progress 3

the canvas varnished

glding the frame

finishing touches

Delaporte oil on canvas work in progress 2

Gilded sculpture work in progress

 

 

Illuminations for Getty Museum Store

On the occasion of the exhibition Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance , the Getty Museum ordered me a series of illuminations on parchment for sale in their store. These are images of subjects chosen and some works in progress. 

They are made in egg tempera with real lapislazuli and gold leaf on parchment. 

In the last images I show a illumination before leaving my atelier.

In occasione della mostra Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance il Getty Museum mi ha ordinato una serie di miniature su pergamena per la vendita nel loro negozio. 

Queste sono le immagini dei soggetti scelti e alcune fasi di lavorazione. Sono realizzate a tempera a uovo con vero lapislazzuli e foglia oro su pergamena. 

Nell'ultima immagine mostro una delle miniature prima della partenza dal mio atelier.

Illuminated letters DS

Illuminated letters on parchment, egg tempera, genuine lapislazzuli, gold leaf.

Sgraffito in Siena

Is the interior of a palace in the historic center of Siena.

All the facades are in fresco sgraffito, also the false windows!

Delaporte oil on canvas work in progress

Copy of "Le panier d'oeufs" from Henry Horace Roland Delaporte; oil on canvas.

detail

preparatory drawing on the backgroud color