Gold Painted Oval Frame with Miniature "Madonna col Bambino e angeli" on Porcelain

A gold painted oval frame with a miniature painting of "Madonna col Bambino e angeli" by Filippo Lippi, on porcelain with a green velvet matting. The miniature painting has the initials M.H. as the artist of this miniature replica. These miniature replica paintings were commonly picked up as Grand Tour souvenirs. The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tutor or family member) when they had come of age (about 21 years old).

Approximate dimensions (WxDxH): 5.25"x7.25"

SKU: JDG0168

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