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Elena Romano

Elena Romano writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Plate 44: Painted Chest Design: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 44: Painted Chest Design: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio "Decorative Art of Spanish California" — American 20th Century

Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio “Decorative Art of Spanish California”

October 13, 2026Plate 46: Straw Applique Design: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 46: Straw Applique Design: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026Drawing for Plate 11: From the Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania" — American 20th Century

Drawing for Plate 11: From the Portfolio “Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania”

October 13, 2026Swiss Cottages — Franz Schutz

Swiss Cottages

October 13, 2026L'Épreuve (album 8, deluxe edition) — Maurice Dumont

L’Épreuve (album 8, deluxe edition)

October 13, 2026In Villa Mecenate — Johann Christian Reinhart

In Villa Mecenate

October 13, 2026Cabin Boy Fishing (Le Mousse a la peche) — Charles-François Daubigny

Cabin Boy Fishing (Le Mousse a la peche)

October 13, 2026Title Page for "Voyage en bateau" — Charles-François Daubigny

Title Page for “Voyage en bateau”

October 13, 2026Study for Proposed Portfolio "Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania" — American 20th Century

Study for Proposed Portfolio “Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania”

October 13, 2026
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