L216 18th Century The Museo de' Medici or

The Museo de' Medici or “the Medici Museum” is located in the monumental Rotonda Brunelleschi which was designed in 1432 and built by Filippo Brunelleschi

Geodes are formed as gas bubbles within volcanic lava

The silica is precipitated into cracks which are then filled with microcrystalline quartz and the “plates” are often encrusted with druzy quartz

Elena Rousseau is a mixed media artist seeking to combine contemporary art with Baroque and Rococo elements with methods she learned through her studies in Florence

L216 18th Century The Museo de' Medici or18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with a faceted cut black crystal on a free forming black obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is an igneous rock. Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, rich in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, sodium, and potassium. Size: 4. 25" wide x 5" high