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The decoration of the Camera degli Sposi in the Doge's palace in Mantua is regarded as Mantegna's masterpiece. It was commissioned by the Gonzagas, with whom he served as court painter from 1459. In this rectangular room, Mantegna painted his own architectural reality in a complicated composition of arches, pedestals, pillars, heavy curtains and in the ceiling the famous "Oculus", an opening with a view of the painted sky. The fresco is one huge, fascinating trompe-l'oeil. "The inscription with putti" is painted on one of the walls above the door. The viewer sees the top cherubs from below, suggesting an extreme perspective of depth.

These Angel Statues, Cherubs , Nativity Scene Action Figures, and Annunciation spiritual accessories from Renaissance masters Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael and more are lovely spiritual sculpture adaptations. We here at Museum Wholesale pride ourselves on offering these fine historical art figures, collectibles, and adaptations for retailers in museum gift stores, tourist shops, fantasy comic book shops, and more that specialize in angelic statues, figurines, action figures, and novelty toys. These meticulously reproduced collectible historical art works are part of the 3D Mouseion Sculpture Collection made by Parastone, a renown European collectible manufacturer. They have a recognized name brand to the European audience and deserve our attention here in the USA.

Almost all of our items come with a history card or string history card that provides background on the history, mythology, location and main characteristics of the ancient original.

Many items come boxed in elegant color gift boxes. We are progressively including more items in color boxes.

Museum Reproductions Information:

History of Art Reproductions: As far as we know, the history of art reproductions takes us back to Imperial Rome where bronze and marble reproductions of Greek masterpieces served as decoration for lavish Roman Villas and Gardens. The art of casting is thousands of years old: Terracotta’s, Bronzes and ancient glass were cast from molds. Closer to our time in the mid 18th century coinciding with the search for new artistic styles which took inspiration from the roots of classic art (neoclassicism) and the discovery of Herculaneum in 1738 and Pompeii in 1748, archaeological reproductions reappeared all over Europe. As a result of French expeditions to Egypt during the nineteenth century, a casting facility was set up next to the Louvre Museum where many important archaeological pieces from ancient Egypt were reproduced. Following the example of the Louvre, other leading European museums began to reproduce some of the masterpieces in their collections thus initiating a trend that continues until today.

Art Reproduction Craftsmanship: For the making of art reproductions, masterpieces have been chosen from the best museums all over the world, The Louvre, The British Museum, The National Museum of Athens, The Egyptian Museum Cairo, The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. We only use materials and techniques that can achieve the best quality in reproducing original works of art to obtain very fine pieces, up to the last detail. Our sculptures are cast in a variety of mediums: Bonded Stone, Polyresins, and Bronze. The finish of each reproduction, is always hand-made and showing craftsmanship and historical sense, is the work of an artisan. It is the task to present to the people of today the legacy of those ancient civilizations with all the beauty and mystery of our ancestors again in front of our eyes and at the reach of our hands. There is several steps that must be taken before a museum reproduction sculpture can be made. Most of our items are original artworks created by our sculptors, carved out of clay, stone, or wood. Once the original is carved, a mold is made, usually out of silicon. Crushed stone in a liquid resin medium is poured into a silicon mold where it solidifies into a hard stone that reproduces all the detail and texture of the original. All the finishes are done by hand. Many finishes include color detailing, a labor intensive process where colors are applied with small brushes by our skilled artisans.