A Very Decorative Group of Four Large Mid 20thC Italian Hand-Painted Tile Panels Depicting Classical Roman Mosaics c.1940-60 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The gilt lettering is still

The gilt lettering is still fairly bright but beautifully mellowed with age

particularly to the edges of the canvas and there is a good deal of craquelure to the surface especially around the area that surrounds the sitters face

we can safely presume

It represents the death and resurrection of Jesus and serves as a reminder of our own sins and our need for redemption

each being attached to another means the design is exceptionally fluid

A Very Decorative Group of Four Large Mid 20thC Italian Hand-Painted Tile Panels Depicting Classical Roman Mosaics c.1940-60 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The gilt lettering is stillOrigin: Italian Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1940 60 Depth: 1. 25 Width: 25. 25 Height: 25. 25 (approximate & each in frames) The hugely decorative group of four panels, each consisting of nine individual tiles, each of 20cm square form, made from tin glazed terracotta and painted in a manganese style with ancient Roman imagery based on a Greek classical style, the stylised scaling or craquelure forming the grounds, with two of the