D4 18th Century 18th century Italian station of

18th century Italian station of the cross with a coordinating baroque pearl on calcite crystals in matrix

The hand-carved angels were once part of a heavenly

The aragonite is from Morocco and is known for this particular type of crystalized formations

the elements look as though the piece evolved together over time - creating a contemporary yet historically significant work of art

and suffusing the crushed pile with iridescent inks

D4 18th Century 18th century Italian station of18th century Italian spolvero pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a coordinating antique red frame and adorned with polished garnets and red rubies. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a print to the prepared surface of a canvas, panel, or wall. Holes are punched along the outlines of the original design followed by "pouncing" which is the application of powdered pigments that leaves a series of dots to create the