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Saint Charles Borromeo Medal

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Saint Charles Borromeo (Patron of Those with Stomach Ailments) Oxidized Medal

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Saint Charles Borromeo is quite special to us as this was our parish when I was growing up in Donora, Pennsylvania. But at that time, I was unaware of his patronage.

Saint Charles was born in 1538 in the castle at Arona, Italy. The son of a rich Italian count and the sister of Pope Pius IV. When he was just 22, his uncle (the Pope) named him Secretary of State and made him a cardinal and administrator of the see of Milan. Three years later, he was ordained a pries, and consecrated as bishop of Milan.

Charles was amongst the kindest of men, setting a marvelous personal example and the Diocese of Milan became a model for the whole Church. He faithfully prayed and did penance, gave everything he owned to the poor, went into debt to feed the hungry, and set up altars in the streets to bring Mass to the ill.

He is recognized as the patron of those with stomach ailments because in 1571, the entire province suffered a terrible famine. Saint Charles worked with unceasingly to help the starving and those with stomach ills due to the food shortage.

Two medals are shown to illustrate each side. The back reads,

PRAY FOR US

Made in Italy

20June2011

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Art PostCard -  3d - Venus by Sandro Botticelli

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3D Art Postcard - Botticelli's Venus

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Perhaps one of the most beloved paintings of the goddess, Venus, Sandro Botticelli's version show her rising from a giant shell with the glorious sea as the backdrop!

If you, too are a fan, then you'll love this 3D lenticular postcard of the famous painting. The image alternates as you move the card, from a close-up with Venus rising from the shell to the image of her standing inside with the angels and the sea at her back. This is truly spectacular!

Although the transformation from one image to the next is hard to notice online, we're sure you'll be as awed by the images in person.

Printed in Germany

02April2009

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Paper Mask - Caesar

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Caesar Paper Mask

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Whether you want to be a dictator, or just like grape leaves, this is a fun mask for many occasions - not just Hallowe'en. Wear the quintessential toga accoutrement - a mask of Augustus Caesar. But, we suggest that you avoid March 15.

The mask arrives flat and is simple to wear.

Made in England

22October2009

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Italian Advice Tablet: Leap Before You Sour

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Italian Advice Tablet: Leap before you Sour

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This elegant notepad displays a wood block print on the top of each of the 5-inch by 7 by 4-3/4 inch creamy colored note pads. On the bottom, it reads:

 salta prima di inacidire
(leap before you sour)

Good advice for everyone!

 

Made in USA

2April2009

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Art PostCard -  3d - Vitruvian Man (The Symmetry of Man)

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3D Art Postcard - da Vinci's Vitruvian Man

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This famous print, Symmetry of Man or alternatively, Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci has been recreated as a 3d Lenticular postcard. This version of the famous 1490 drawing shows the symmetrical man bowing and then standing straight! What fun!

Although the transformation from one image to the next is hard to notice online, we're sure you'll be as awed by the images in person.

Printed in Germany

21March2009

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Boticelli's Venus Pendant

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Birth of Venus Enamel Pendant

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Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, the Goddess of Love rises from the sea on a shell that is now named for her. The original painting was commissioned by the powerful Medici family who asked the painter to represent Venus in the manner of the ancients. She arose on the shell and was swept to shore by flying wind-gods amongst a shower of roses.

This striking pendant measures 7/8 inch wide by 1-1/4 inch long. Made of vitreous enamel, each pendant is assembled by hand, so please allow for some variability. We have an assortment of these pendants - with different background essences. Most resemble the three colors illustrated above.

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

19March2008

Price: 4.95 each

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Leonardo da Vinci Fine Art Stickers

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Leonardo da Vinci Fine Art Stickers

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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 (see also our Vitruvian Man charm), Madonna with the Carnation, Bacchus, a detail from The Last Supper, Mona Lisa (La Gioconda), and 11 others.

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Green Fairy Elixir: Absinth Candy

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Absinth Candy

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Absinthe is the mysterious liquor drunk by artists and poets and writers in cafés on the Left Bank of Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. It is so powerful that the liquor was illegal in the United States for a long time. This charming box features the subtitle:

Green Fairy Elixir

The pastille candies have the flavor of the liquor, without the powerful mind altering effects.

Ingredients: Sugar, Thickening Agents: Arabic gum, tragacanth. Tincture of absinth, essential oils of anise, hyssop and balm, oils and extracts of herbs and aromatic plants. Colored with: FD&C Yellow N°5, FD&C Red N°40, FD&C Blue N°1.

 

Serving Size: 1 ounces (30 grams).

 

Made in Italy

31October2007

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Mini Italian Romano Leather Journal in Black

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Mini Romano Leather Journal

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This lovely (and small!) 3 by 5 inch journal is crafted in the Roman Medieval tradition. The 120 unlined Italian paper pages are softly bound with a leather cover, including a protective flap and wrap-around tie.

This mini journal is just perfect for secret notes that you can hide away in your pocket or purse.

Made in Italy

7December2007, Updated 02December2010

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Envelope Closures - Leap Before You Sour

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leap before you sour: envelope closures - Package of 24 Stickers

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A striking blood red woodcut natural image surrounding a heavenly body, reads in Italian:

 salta prima di inacidire
(leap before you sour)

Good advice for everyone! Each sheet of self-adhesive stickers measures 7 by 4-3/4 inches.

Printed in CHINA

Re-added 7September2007

Limited Availability - Discontinued by Manufacturer

Price $6.25 per Package

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Vitruvian Man Pendant (Vitreous Enamel)

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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

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Die Cut Greeting Card - Dante

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Die Cut Dante Flexible Greeting Card

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Dante Alighieri was the Italian poet who penned La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy) - an allegory of life as well as Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise or Heaven). His writings make the basis for this great die cut card.

Each die cut card comes with a sticker sheet filled with traditional messages like Thank You and Good Luck, but more exciting are the additional sticker quotes:

Apri la mente a quel ch'io ti paleso e fermalvi entro;
ché non fa scienza sanza lo ritenere, avere inteso.
(Open thy mind to that which I reveal, and fix it there within;
for 'tis not knowledge, the having heard without retaining it.)

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Without hope we live in desire.

...and more...

 

Made in USA

21May2007

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Art Postcard - Venice Lovers

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Art Postcard - Venice Lovers

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What says romance more than lovers in a Venetian gondola, with gondoliers perhaps serenading? We love this card for the image it conjures in our hearts as well as for the wonderful artistic content of the black and white photograph from which it was made. The bend in the canal creates movement and grace in the midst of the stolid buildings.

This card was printed on 100% chlorine-free paper made using timber from managed forests.

Printed in USA or France

25May2007

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Sapone Tabiano

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Sapione Tabiano

What a relief to have found this wonderful delicately scented soap. Made in Italy in the traditional fashion, it boasts a base of 1% sulphur and 3% glycerin. Such a combination makes this the perfect soap for oily skin - and for freshening on a high-perspiration day. This soap is used in the word-renowned Thermal Baths of Salsomaggiore, Italy, and is created by Piogen Carezza, creating wonderful products since 1898! Each bar is a generous 125 grams.

Made in USA

10Apr2007, Updated 8December2008

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Price: $6.00 per bar

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Package of 5 Carta a Mano di Amalfi Calling Cards

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Carta a Mano di Amalfi

SilverCrow's Amalfi Calling Cards are made in the tradition of old world papers - because they are made the same way as they were centuries ago.

Amalfi Paper is made by hand from cotton rag and pressed at a 14th-centruy paper mill on Italy's Amalfi Coast. the deckled edges and distinctive watermarks make it an exquisite choice for special occasions.

Perfect for your very special projects, our Amalfi Calling Cards will always impress. Each card is 2-3/4" x 3-3/4". They arrive as traditional calling cards, without envelopes.

Made in Italy

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Antiqued Pewter Charm - Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man

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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.

Made in USA

27May2006

Price $1.85 each

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Elegant Ergonomic Bird Eraser From Italy!

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Elegant Ergonomic Bird Eraser

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This charming eraser is hard-working in its original function, cleaning up. It fits comfortably in hand, and is decorated to be displayed on your desk. These are so finely made that we initially thought them to be French-milled soap. And, of course, we love the crow on the top!

Made in Italy

4November2006

Price: $3.25 each

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San Damiano Cross Pendant on Cord

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San Damiano Cross Pendant on Brown Cord

Cherished by those who follow Saint Francis, the San Damiano cross is said to be the cross before which the beloved saint was praying when he received word to rebuild the church in Assisi. The original was created in the twelfth century.

This approximately 1-1/2 inch cross is a replica of the original made of composite. It is just the right size for your tiny shrine to Saint Francis, and perhaps, to the animals he so loved and those who loved him. Of course, the 30-inch twisted silky cord makes it comfortable for wearing as intended as well.

Imported

22APR2006

Price: $2.35 each

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Giorgio De Chirico Fine Art Stickers

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Georgio De Chirico Fine Art Stickers

A forerunner of the Surrealist movement, Italian painter Georgio De Chirico (1888-1978) is known for his powerful, popular and important paintings. Details from sixteen of his masterworks appear here, among them The Prodigal Son, Two Masks and the Disquieting Muses.

Ideal for use on packages and stationery, these striking peel-and-apply illustrations can also be used in a variety of craft projects, or, of course, for doll-house paintings.

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Squeaky David

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Squeaky David

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Michelangelo's David comes to us in a new format - certainly not one the grand master would have imagined! He is rubbery and boasts a true rubber ducky-like speaker in his base.

This delightful toy is meant for adult humans (not animals and children) and is more for fun and foolishness - a great little extra for the artist's bath! Add him to a basket of homemade or specialty soaps and you'll be delighted with the receiver's response.

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Italian Map Gift Wrap

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Map of Italy Gift Wrap Paper

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This elegant textured gift wrap 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

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Golden Venus Charm

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Golden Venus Charm

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Plucked right from Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, the Goddess of Love rises from the sea on a shell that is now named for her. The original painting was commissioned by the powerful Medici family who asked the painter to represent Venus in the manner of the ancients. She arose on the shell and was swept to shore by flying wind-gods amongst a shower of roses.

Made in USA

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Michelangelo (Buonarroti) Fine Art Stickers

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Michelangelo (Buonarroti) Fine Art Stickers

Among the greatest artists of all time, Florentine painter, sculptor, architect and poet Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was a Renaissance master whose influence permeated Western art for centuries. Considered a towering artistic figure of the Renaissance, Michelangelo created the wondrous frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - an astonishing marriage of Christian and classical elements. Completed in 1512 after five years of labor, these extraordinary paintings today rank as supreme landmarks of Western Art.

This sticker collection reproduces 16 of these beautiful masterworks, among tem The Libyan Sibyl, The Prophet Ezekiel, Adam, God Creating the Sun and the Moon and The Creation of Man. Lovers of fine art will find these full-color stickers ideal for adding an eye-catching note to stationery, gift packages, notebooks - almost any flat surface.

 

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Medieval Scapini Tarot Deck

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The Medieval Scapini Tarot Deck

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Travel back to the grandeur of 15th century Italy through the art of Luigi Scapini’s elegant tarot deck. The Middle Ages are recreated with symbols, costumes and settings against illuminated gold backgrounds. These absolutely stunning tarot cards are the standard tarot size: 2-3/4” x 5-1/8”.

printed in Belgium

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Morgan Greer Tarot - Italian Version

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Morgan-Greer Italian Tarot Deck

Magical imagery and full scenes grace the intensely colorful cards in this tarot deck created by Bill F. Greer under the direction of Lloyd Morgan. The distinctly vibrant images are based on the tradition, wisdom and interpretation of Paul Foster Case and Arthur Edward Waite, two of the foremost designer authorities on the Tarot.

All of the card captions are Italian, and full Italian instructions are included as well. Cards are 2-3/4" x 4-3/4".

Perfect for any magical collage, Italian assemblage, card or other project.

Printed in Belgium

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Amedeo Modigliani Fine Art Stickers

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Amedeo Modigliani Fine Art Stickers

Perhaps the greatest Italian artist of the twentieth century, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) created a number of memorable paintings during the last five years of his life that revealed an intriguing distortion of form and a sensitive use of color.

The art stickers in this collection, most of which are from the last five-year period for which the artist is so widely known, include The Wife of the Artist, Reclining Nude, A Working Girl, Portrait of Max Jacob and 12 others.

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Sandro Boticelli Fine Art Stickers

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Sandro Botticelli Fine Art Stickers

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Sixteen masterpieces in miniature are found in this little booklet. They are of the famed Florentine artist's finest works, including The Birth of Venus, Portrait of Dante, Primavera, The Annunciation, Portrait of a Lady, Madonna del Libro and 10 more.  Each booklet contains 16 full-color stickers on 4 plates.

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