Yet the art form proved popular in France ... a variety of punches while matting or burnishing the background. A thicker application of gold might require some inlaid undercutting, but that ...

The silver-leaf and gold-leaf used in the background and lettering of the Blue Qur’an can therefore be seen to represent the inherent light and divinity of the words themselves. In early Christian ...

While it’s uncertain just when humans first encountered gold or began to create art objects out of it ... were set against ethereal and flattened backgrounds of gold leaf.

which he adorned with copious amounts of gold leaf. These visions—which were sensual and often erotic, featuring glittering backgrounds—changed the course of 20th-century art. To the surprise ...

“Gold and diamonds are the treasures of the universe,” Donatello reflects. “Through my art, I shape these eternal elements into treasures of my own—creations that carry the weight of time ...

View Jacques-Philippe IMBERTON (1846-1930) Blown glass flask with polychrome and gold enameled decoration of an eagle with outstretched wings and a cobra at its side enclosing a cartouche with ...