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Antique canivet in cut and openwork lace-style paper, framing a watercolor representation of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus "S. Maria Mater Dei", itself framed by a rich wreath of colored flowers, in a gilded wooden frame, from the 18th century.
This canivet is in good condition as is its frame.
Note: some slight accidents and wear on the frame, tiny yellowing on the paper, slight wear over time, see photos.
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* A canivet is a particular kind of pious image or holy image (santini in Italian) of Christian iconography. The edges and sometimes the entire image are processed (openwork) to imitate lace. Most often, the chiseled motifs surround a miniature painted in oil, gouache or watercolor, representing a saint, or illustrating a biblical scene. This type of image, which was kept in missals as devotional support, was in vogue from the 17th to the end of the 19th century. We sometimes find “wish phrases” decorated with figs, flowers, or hand-painted cherubs. In later cases it may be an engraved or printed image, or a lithograph.
