CAMEO SARDONIX SHELL BOTTICELLI Allegory carved by hand Start Price USD 495.00 Current Price USD 495.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Monday, December 22, 2008 Location Torre del Greco, NA See more about 'CAMEO SARDONIX SHELL BOTTICELLI Allegory carved by hand' Description Genuine artistic shell cameo carved by hand This cameo entirely is carved to hand in Torre Del Greco - The subject is superb a magnificent Allegory of Spring by Sandro Botticelli The Uffizi Gallery is a beautiful gallery and is the oldest gallery in modern Europe.  In 1560, the Medici family built the Uffizi building in Florence. At that time, the building was an office for the thirteen magistrates for the administrative leadership of the government.  In 1561 Francesco I, de Medici created an art gallery in the Uffizi building with paintings and sculptures.   The successors of Francesco I continued to add paintings, sculptures, and rare and precious objects. In 1757 when Gian Gastone the last de Medici died, Anna Maria Ludovica, the sister of Gian Gastone, donated the Uffizi Gallery to the city of Florence. Now, it is a grand and beautiful museum.  The Uffizi Gallery contains thousands of works of art made by many artists.  The Botticelli room is one of my favorites.  Here are some special paintings that I saw when I visited The Uffizi Gallery in December 2002.Perhaps the most famous painting in the Uffizi is Allegory of Spring by Sandro Botticelli.  The painting is an allegory of spring and nature.  The painting shows a garden with the mythological figures Zephyrus, the nymph Chloris, and Flora, the goddess of fertility.  In the center of the painting are the figures of Venus and Cupid. On the left is Mercury holding his caduceus up to the sky. Between Mercury and Venus are the three dancing Graces. In the painting, there are two hundred species of flowers, according to modern botanists. Size 60 mm X  45 mm / Sardonic Shell / Made in Torre del Greco VISIT MY OTHER ADS ALL ITEMS ARE MADE BY   Torre del Greco Visit my Store ebay   Place a Bid!