Portuguese tile, Hand Painted, replica of 18th century barroc angel

BAROQUE . The term “gold over blue”, takes us to the period in which the magnificent Baroque blue painted tiles (cobalt oxide) as well as other arts, were often associated with the use of gilt. Their theatrical and scenography characteristics recreate fictional spaces through the use of perspective. They had an extraordinary spread throughout the Portuguese territory and the former Portuguese and especially in Brazil.

Is there a bluer country than Portugal? The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land. The blue moods of Fado, the melancholy folk music, form the national soundtrack. And all across Portugal, the typically blue designs of azulejos — ceramic tiles — are spread across churches, monasteries, castles, palaces, university halls, parks, train stations, hotel lobbies and apartment facades. The result is an embellished land of Christian saints, biblical episodes, Portuguese kings, historical glories, pastoral idylls, aristocrats at leisure, landscapes, seascapes, floral designs and, above all, geometric motifs.
in New York Times " 12 Treasures of Europe"

hand painted individually in handcraft tile
size square - 14cm x 14 cm
back with 4mm cork ( optional)

Can be used as a  decorative element on the table or on the wall, or as a pot holder on the tabledecor