Small Normandy Oil on Wood Panel with People in Foreground (Unframed) / On La Flor de Juan Havana Cuban Mahogany Cigar Box Panel Vintage

Small Normandy Oil on Wood Panel with People in Foreground (Unframed) / On La Flor de Juan Havana Cuban Mahogany Cigar Box Panel VintageSmall Normandy Oil on Wood with People in Foreground Continental Oil on Wood Panel Likely Normandy Mahogany panel Back stamped as old Havana cigar box panel repurposed by an artist "La Flor de Juan Vina Havana" brand stamp Cuban mahogany, a material many 19th C and early 20th c painters reused because of its fine grain and dimensional stability; premium cigar brand Picturesque medieval town square or courtyard Tall, steep gabled and half timbered

These four poets were among the most celebrated writers of Roman love elegy

often as heirs or widows

a hooded friar or preacher waves a banner embalzoned with Latin phrases like "So much evil could religion persuade"

White sculpsit” (engraved by Robert White)

Stitching: Worked entirely in counted cross-stitch on an even-weave ground --> Indicates handwork

featuring rococo and gothic-inspired motifs

Our Lady of Zapopan

Full red straight-grain morocco leather

Crown features arched bands set with stylized fleurs de lis and rosettes

Joseph with the Christ Child

Likely a Presentation or Concept Piece

Expressive