L861 Retail 5" tall x 5

5" tall x 5

The canvases are distressed with gold powders used by restorers in Italy that are no longer available

Herkimer diamond

prehistoric shells

He even used this method to create The Mona Lisa

L861 Retail 5" tall x 518th century Italian hand carved gold leaf architectural element with a pair of hand cast plaster angels, a plaster rosette, and a detail plaster cornice molding. It is adorned with coordinating white fossil shells and gold baroque pearls. The gilded architectural element was originally created for a historic Italian church and has a hand carved sunray beaming from the center. The plaster cherubs are placed onto each side of the architectural element