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The Mona Lisa, aka Le Joconde, has long been admired as one of the world's greatest paintings. Much has been written about her enigmatic smile and her alluring eyes.
This fun set of artistamps from the Galerie Richard Treger in Paris features interpretations of the painting by six talented modern artists. The featured artists are
Potier Zamora La Grue Hadad Guyomard Ines Vega
Warning - these are irreverent interpretations from the comic to the surreal to the expressionist, featuring hearts, desolation, angels and butterflies.
These faux postage stamps are beyond compare. Usually only sold in the world's best museums, SilverCrow is delighted to offer this special set of artistamps.
Please remember that these are gummed (not self-stick!) faux postes and not to be used to replace the true postage necessary for mailing!
Imprimée en France
19April2008
Price: $3.25 per sheet
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Mona Lisa Bead
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With detail from Leonardo Da Vinci's La Joconde highlights our little bead. Her presence on any item is always a hit and we know you'll love using her image in your artwork, jewelry or as an extra little something in a odds and ends dish on your dresser.
Detail from the original painting is featured in our little bead, which measures about 1/2 inch wide. There are two holes for stringing that travel through the bead from left to right.
Made in China
23December2007
Out of Stock
Price: $1.25 Each
Old-Fashioned Photo Flip Book - Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man
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In classic flip-book style, you can flip through the pages and watch Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Vitruvian Man - at the gym as he goes though a series of iron-pumping poses. This one is wild! Full color, glossy, 2" X 4" This delightful full color flipbook features glossy pages. The flipbook measures 2 by 4 inches.
Imported or Made in USA
21October2007
Price: $4.95 each
Mona Lisa Clock
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Mona Lisa does more now than ever. She has transformed her famous visage into a clock. Created by Constantin Boym, this cool interpretation of the masterpiece shows here at her finest, with eyes in sync, at 12 noon and 12 midnight only - when both hands reach the top. But, every hour, on the hour, her enigmatic eyes will return your gaze.
Just what you need for your atelier, office or any room that could use inspiration, Mona's clock was a finalist in the National Design Awards at the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
The clock is screened aluminum, runs on 1 AA battery (not included) and measures 8 by 10 inches. What fun!
Made in USA or Imported
22December2007
Was: $24.00 Now: $20.00 Each
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci - Volumes I & II
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His works are so well respected, that in the mid-1990's Bill Gates bought one of his notebooks for a record $80.3 million!
Scientist, painter, mechanical engineer, sculptor, thinker, city planner, storyteller, musician, architect - Leonardo da Vinci, builder of the first flying machine, was one of the great universal geniuses of Western civilization. His voluminous notebooks, the great storehouse of his theories and discoveries, are presented here in 1566 extracts that reveal the full range of Leonardo's versatile interests: all the important writings on painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, astronomy, geography, topography and other fields are included, in both Italian and English, with 186 plates of manuscript pages and many other drawings reproduced in facsimile size.
The first volume, which contains all of Leonardo's writings on aspects of painting, includes discussions of such basic scientific areas as the structure of the eye and vision, perspective, the science of light and shade, the perspective of disappearance, theory of color, perspective of color, proportions and movements of the human figure, botany for painters and the elements of landscape painting. A section on the practice of painting includes moral precepts for painters and writings on composition, materials and the philosophy of art.
The second volume contains writings on sculpture, architecture (plans for towns, streets and canals, churches, palaces, castles and villas, theoretical writings on arches, domes, fissures, etc.), zoology, physiology (including his amazingly accurate theories of blood circulation), medicine, astronomy, geography (including his famous writings and drawings on the movement of water), topography (observations in Italy, France and other areas), naval warfare, swimming, theory of flying machines, mining, music and other topics.
A selection of philosophical maxims, morals, polemics, fables, jests, studies in the lives and habits of animals, tales and prophecies display Leonardo's abilities as a writer and thinker. The second volume also contains some letters, personal records, inventories and accounts and concludes with Leonardo's will.
The drawings include sketches and studies for some of the master's greatest works of art - The Last Supper, the lost Battle of Anghiari, The Virgin of the Rocks and the destroyed Sforza monument.
This set of 2 trade paperback volumes includes a total of xlvii + 866 pages and includes over 700 illustrations. There are reference tables to the numerical order of the chapters. Appendices include the history of the manuscripts as well as a bibliography of the manuscripts.
Pages are bound in signatures in the method traditionally used for the best books and will not drop out. The books open flat for easy reference and the binding will not crack or split. Paper is opaque, with minimal show-through and will not discolor or become brittle with age.
Printed in USA
23July2007
List Price: $45.90 SilverCrow Price: $41.50 per set of 2 Volumes
Where Are You, Mona? Pop-up Book
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This wonderful book was created by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux de France for the Louvre. Caroline Desnoëttes has hidden the Mona Lisa in 8 Famous works from famed French Museums. Moving parts and pop-ups expose her in some very entertaining places:
The Winged Victory of Samothrace Louis XIV, King of France by Hyacinthe Rigaud The Snake Charmer by Henri Rousseau Blue Water Lilies by Claude Monet Hippopotamus by François Pompon The Circus by Georges Seurat Aréaréa (Joys) by Paul Gauguin Van Gogh's Bedroom at Arles by Vincent Van Gogh
The superb photo-engraving and imaginative design makes this wonderful book a treasure for children of all ages! The pictures are accompanied by explanatory text written for children.
This hardcover book measures 8-1/2 by 11 inches.
Printed in China
9September2007
Price $23.95 each
Vintage Glass Mona Lisa Cabochon
Our vintage Mona Lisa clear and frosted glass cabochon has been created as an intaglio. (An intaglio is the quite the opposite of a cameo - the image being incised into the base. This lovely glass piece will fit in standard in a standard 14mm by 18mm setting.
We have placed the glass cabochon on a black background for a better illustration of the detail. The component is clear and frosted glass.
Unknown Origin
02July2007
Vintage Item - Limited Availability
Price: $2.65 each
Enamel Vitruvian Man Pendant
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Vitruvian-Man is probably Leonardo da Vinci's quintessential drawing. Scholars, art historians, scientists and philosophers have interpreted the symbolism in countless ways. This study of man was drawn by the master in the Renaissance around 1492. Leonardo believed the workings of the human body to be an analogy for the workings of the universe. It is also thought by some that Leonardo symbolized the material existence by the square and spiritual existence by the circle. Thus he attempted to depict the correlation between these two aspects of human existence.
The drawing has been made into this lovely pendant, measuring 7/8 inch wide and 1-1/4 inch long. Made of vitreous enamel, each pendant is assembled by hand, so please allow for some variability.
Equally beautiful as jewelry or as an art element in a shrine or assemblage, this unique piece is conservatively priced for such elegant craftsmanship.
Made in Thailand
06June2007
Price: 4.95 each
Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters Coloring Book
Throughout history, artists have portrayed bizarre, unearthly creatures from the ark side of the imagination. The Middle Ages was a particularly prolific era for such depictions. This remarkable coloring book features dozens of mythical animals and monsters.
Lurking within the pages of this fabulous bestiary are 45 extraordinary images, waiting to be brought to vivid life with crayons or other coloring media by inspired artists of all ages. The illustrations include finely detailed dragons, winged dogs, demons, lions, griffins, a bull, unicorn, eagle and various other beasts. Sources for these skillfully adapted images range from The Book of Kells and the works of Dürer (aka Durer), da Vinci and other artists to Viking stone reliefs and the architecture of Notre Dame, Rouen and other cathedrals.
Coloring book enthusiasts and anyone interested in monsters and mythical beings will delight in this splendid collection of captivating creatures. It is also a wonderful resource for medieval patterns for artists, artisans and crafters alike! There are 45 black-and-white illustrations ready to use!
18june2006
Price: $3.95
Leonardo da Vinci Stained Glass Coloring Book
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is well known as an artist, architect, inventor - a true Renaissance man and genius light years ahead of his time! His fresco of The Last Supper and oil painting of Mona Lisa are certainly two of the most famous works of art in history - by anyone.
Here are 16 of his masterpieces rendered for stained glass coloring - including the Mona Lisa and a highlight of The Last Supper. Also included are Vitruvian Man and Head of an Angel, one of his earliest known works.
You can color the illustrations with crayon, felt-tip pen, acrylic, watercolor, tempera or oil paint. If you mix your coloring methods, you will get a more interesting effect. You can color one side or both to produce rich combinations. If you color only one side, face the colored side on a window facing outdoors to produce a crisper outline.
2December2006
Price: $5.95
Leonardo da Vinci Treasury CD-ROM & Book
206 magnificent illustrations bring da Vinci's world to designers and crafters of the 21st century! An architect, sculptor, painter, inventor and engineer centuries ahead of his time, Leonardo da Vinci was the archetypical Renaissance Man.
As famous for his paintings of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper as he was for devising plans for the helicopter, tank and solar power, he also advanced the study of anatomy, astronomy and civil engineering. This multifaceted overview of the celebrated genius' work, presented in both color and black-and-white, includes a splendid selection of his portraits and figures, along with detailed anatomical and scientific drawings from his many notebooks.
The images included are so varied, including paintings as well as famous drawings, such as his Vitruvian Man [see our Vitruvian charm] and many of his machines and animal drawings, including cats, dogs, bears, horses and even crabs!
The CD contains all of the images that are shown in the book along with silhouettes and details from them that are not shown in the book. Both high-resolution images and internet-ready resolution images are included on the CD.
System requirements: Windows 95,98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or Macintosh (all versions) and a CD-ROM drive.
Made in USA
11July2006
Price: $19.95
SNIFF Tissues - The Mona Lisa
While she was never really known for her nose, Mona Lisa will certainly find a welcome place in a pocket or purse when a sneeze is on its way! These are lots of fun especially when offering to someone in need of a tissue - much more unique than plain white!
Imported
4August2006
Price: $1.75 Pack
Artists' Artistamps - La Joconde du Louvre
Close-ups of her eyes, her mouth, her hands and the entire portrait are featured on this lovely sheet of artistamps. Made especially for the famous Louvre Museum and Art Gallery in Paris, these artistamps are each a piece of art alone as well as in a group.
27May2006
Price: $3.25 per sheet of 6
Vitruvian Man Charm
Leonardo da Vinci's drawing entitled The Vitruvian Man is one of his most famous. The drawing and it accompanying notes were made in 1492 in one of his journals. The naked male figure is drawn twice - with arms and legs outstretched and inscribed in a circle and square.
The original drawing was based on the treatise of Roman architect Vitruvius, who wrote that in the human body there were many significant measurements and conclusions that could be drawn upon them. For example, the length of a man's palm is 1/10 his height.
Vitruvius' work was studied closely by daVinci, as Leonardo believed in man as cosmografia del minor mondo (cosmography of the microcosm) - that the workings of the human body are an analogy for the workings of the universe.
Our 1-inch charm is a stylized version of the ever-so-famous drawing and is created in antiqued pewter.
Price $1.85 each
Leonardo daVinci Action Figure
The incomparable Leonardo da Vinci was surely the world's original Renaissance man. Not only a master of painting, he was also a great scientist, linguist, and, most importantly to some - the inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio’s name.
Leonardo was also able to write forwards and backwards - and, as though this weren't enough - he could write forward with one hand and backward with the other simultaneously - either the same thing - or two different subjects at the same time!
This 5-1/4 inch tall, hard vinyl figure celebrates the man who invented everything from helicopters to steam-powered cannons in the late 1400s. Each figure comes with a paintbrush, an easel, a frame and some of his art and sketches to display. This makes a superb gift for any inventor.
Price $9.95
Leonardo on the Human Body
This exceptional volume reproduces more than 1200 of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings on 215 clearly printed black-and-white plates. The drawings have been arranged in chronological sequence to display Leonardo's development as an anatomist and growth as an artist.
His text, which accompanies the drawings, sometimes, explanatory, sometimes autobiographical and anecdotal, has been translated into English by the distinguished medical professors Drs. O'Malley and Saunders. In their fascinating biographical introduction, the authors evaluate Leonardo's position in the historical development of anatomy and anatomical illustration.
Each plate is is accompanied by explanatory notes, an evaluation of the individual plate and an indication of its relationship to the work as a whole; and a new attempt is made at establishing the dates of the plates on the basis of anatomical content.
Carefully detailed and accurate in their data, beautiful and vibrant in their technique, these drawings remain today - nearly five centuries later - the finest anatomical drawings ever made!
Price: $26.95
Leonardo by Leonardo Rubber Stamp
From SilverCrow's 2005 series of stamps is a self-portrait of Leonardo DaVinci.
The image is a 1-3/4 inch high by almost 1-1/2 inch wide. Stamps are made of the finest red rubber are mounted with the best foam cushion available on hourglass hardwood mounts. Unmounted stamps are uncut, ready for you to trim to your liking.
This is one of many stamps in SilverCrow's new collection. The other stamps are not yet available.
Style: Mounted - $7.50 Unmounted - $3.75
Art Postcard - The "Ki-Mona Li-Sa"
This collage-style image of an east-west version of the Mona Lisa is from Kyoto, Japan and was created around 1885. Interestingly, it is classified as a fauxtograph. Among the text on the card:
A mixture of Western blood sometimes produces a type of beauty that would charm in any clime.
Strangely familiar, La Joconde has been transformed into a geisha.
29APR2006
Price: $1.25 each
Artists' Artistamps - La Joconde (Mona Lisa)
From the stunning portrait to other drawings and images, no painting has ever been so revered and copied as often as the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. Her enigmatic smile and uncertain countenance are known worldwide a symbol of beauty and art. These six artistamps are remarkably printed - each is truly a work of art in itself.
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Sterling Silver Mona Lisa Charm
The delicate smile of Mona Lisa is reflected in the elegant filigree surrounding her image in our delightful sterling silver charm. Mona Is reproduced in resin and surrounded in precious metal as she should be. For any lover of da Vinci, of La Joconde and of sterling silver, this would make a lovely gift.
Artist or art lover, you'll be as charmed by her as you are of the Florentine original oil on canvas.
Made in India
Price: $17.25
Leonardo Rope Maker
What a wonderful tool - invented by Leonardo da Vinci! Our hand-made solid oak rope maker easily creates 2- to 10-ply cord out of any fiber!
Use up your scrap cording and yarn to make a very elegant embellishment for your artwork or clothing. Use finer fibers and make a one-of-a kind bookmark! This tool is not only fun to use, but the solid oak construction makes it an attractive addition to your tool box, or use it for decoration in your atelier!
Da Vinci's original design called for hand operation, which still works well. You can optionally use a variable speed drill or even a hand drill to make the work go a bit faster.
No batteries are necessary, but you will need a clamp or a friend to hold an end while you spin the other end.
Price: $20.00
Fine Arts Stickers - Leonardo da Vinci
One of the great Renaissance painters and a universally acknowledged genius, Leonardo da Vinci used a psychological approach to his art, establishing the idea of the artist as creative thinker rather than a skilled artisan.
Sixteen of this master's greatest works are reproduced in miniature for this lovely sticker collection, including Vitruvian Man, Madonna with the Carnation, Bacchus, a detail from The Last Supper, Mona Lisa (La Gioconda), and 11 others.
Price: $1.50
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Map of Italy Giftwrap Paper
This elegant textured giftwrap is perfect for framing as poster art; simply elegant as gift wrap; stunning when used in your book art, collage and assemblage projects. It is so gorgeous, you might even consider framing it!
Superbly printed on 20 by 28 inch sheets of Italian laid paper.
Printed in Italy
Price: $5.00 per sheet
After the Last Supper Mints
Are the flavors of your last supper lingering too long? Freshen your palate with the miraculous breath-cleansing power of these Last Supper After Dinner Mints. Each collectible, 3 x 1-1/4 x -1/2 slider-top tin contains one hundred mints that you can share with your followers and apostles!
9June2006
Not Returnable
Price $2.25 per Tin
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