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| | | 6364 Botticelli: Birth of Venus (c.1481), Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Picture tile only: 360 x 560mm x 10mm (14" x 22" x 1/3) With frame: 430 x 630mm (163/4" x 24 V) Matching Frame Sets also available: 6369A Brilliant White. 6369B Colonial White. 6369N Black. | | |
| | | inspiration from a multitude of sources, classical and Biblical as well as contemporary. The Birth of Venus (c.1481), perhaps his best known work, was commissioned for one of the many Medici villas around Florence and is now in the Uffizi Gallery. | | |
| | | Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510) Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Italian Renaissance painters, Botticelli lived and worked in Florence where he attracted the patronage of the powerful Medici family. He had a distinctive, personal style and drew his | | |
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| | | Because the design tiles in the Masterpiece series are thicker (10mm rather than 7mm), they are also heavier. Special care should therefore be taken before fixing them to a wall, to ensure safe installation. It is particularly important that the wall is of sufficient strength and rigidity and also that it is sound and completely free from building paint and paper of any kind. The picture tiles as well as the frame tiles should be laid in a solid home bed of adhesive to ensure the best possible bond. This is described in the Masterpiece tile fixing instructions. | | If you have any doubts on the fixing of the Masterpiece series you should seek help or advice from a qualified, professional tile fixer. | | |
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