{"product_id":"19th-c-italian-alabaster-and-marble-saint-cecilia-catacombs-souvenir-italy","title":"19th c. Italian Alabaster and Marble Saint Cecilia Catacombs Souvenir, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgFEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eA 19th c. hand-carved Italian alabaster miniature sculpture\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e on marble base depicts the martyrdom of Saint Cecilia\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e, modeled directly after the famous 1600 Baroque masterpiece by Stefano Maderno located in Rome. The front of the stepped base is incised with the text: \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eRICORDO CATACOMBE S. CALLISTO\" (Memory\/Souvenir of the Catacombs of St. Callistus).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjJ4Zzs7deVAxWLElkFHepyGDIQi4wTeggIAggBCAkQAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgJEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThis piece was acquired as a Grand Tour or pilgrimage token from the famous Catacombs of Saint Callixtus\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e (Catacombe di San Callisto) in Rome, Italy, where Saint Cecilia's tomb was originally discovered\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShown with life size hand model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCREATOR\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown. Rome, Italy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF MANUFACTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1800s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carved Alabaster, Marble. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Wear consistent with age and use.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e H 2 in. W 4 in. D 2 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe souvenir trade in Rome during the 19th and early 20th centuries was a booming commercial industry driven by The Grand Tour, a traditional rite of passage for wealthy European and American elites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs transportation advanced in the 19th century, travel to Italy expanded beyond the ultra-wealthy to a rising middle class of global tourists. Visitors flocked to major historic landmarks, local churches, and underground ruins like the Catacombs of Saint Callixtus. This surge in visitors created an immense market for physical mementos to prove one's worldly travels, taste, and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo feed this demand, a massive network of dedicated craft workshops opened across Florence, Rome, and Naples. Local stone cutters, sculptors, and mosaicists specialized in turning out high-quality, scaled-down replicas of classical antiquities and Renaissance masterpieces. 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