Design for a Poster or Advertisement for the Venetian Jeweler Pallotti

A. Melo Italian
 Goldsmith Pallotti

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Design for a poster or advertisement for the Venetian jeweler Pallotti. The design consists of various compartments within a neo-Renaissance frame. Below the name of the jeweler an emblematic image of Piazza San Marco (the location of their store) is depicted, combined with a putto working on silver objects. To the right a compartment is depicted filled with text detailing the products offered in the shop. The text is written in French, indicating that it was meant for a foreign audience. It may have been directed at tourists visiting Venice, as Pallotti is one of the jewelers frequently mentioned in 19th and 20th-century travelers guides, or for one of the World's fairs, in which Pallotti took part multiple times. In the lower tier of the frame the symbol of Venice, a doge kneeling in front of the lion of Saint Mark, is combined with two compartments displaying items of jewelry.

Design for a Poster or Advertisement for the Venetian Jeweler Pallotti, A. Melo (Italian, active early 20th century), Pen and ink, watercolor, silver and gold paint

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