Specialized in the egg yolk tempera technique which is described in the famous fourteenth-century manual by Cennino Cennini,

Silvia Salvadori reproduces the well known "Biccherne" on a gold background: they were ancient wooden covers with whom Siena

Municipality accounting books used to be bound, from the 13th to 16th century.

The original covers were painted by some famous Renaissance masters such as Duccio di Buoninsegna, Pietro Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Sano di Pietro, etc.

Just like the original ones, Silvia Salvadori's art reproductions are painted on ancient and precious woods as well as covered with 23k pure gold.

In Silvia Salvadori’s art, it is possible to enjoy all the beauty of the gold backgrounds belonging to the Italian fourteenth century but also examined from a contemporary perspective.

Silvia makes refined copies of the Siena’s wonderful golden icons, from which the atmosphere of the Medieval Siena, surrounded by the Art Workshops traditions, fully shines through.

In her works, we are able to find all the ancient artistic know-how belonging to the greatestTuscan masters of the Early Renaissance.

Her sacred panels and icons are carefully chosen by expert carpenters and also skillfully carved by the best Tuscan engravers. Every detail visible in her gold background is meticulously studied and drawn by hand. Silvia herself creates the drawings of her burins.

Burins are tools for decorating gold backgrounds and were often used in the Middle Ages and throughout the fifteenth century to decorate Virgin or Saints halos but also to create beautiful light effects on the golden brocades of the garments.

Coming into Silvia's art workshop is like taking a dive into the past and immersing yourself inside a real alchemical laboratory where pure gold becomes an essential feature of her works.

Silvia Salvadori makes her works following the best Tuscan medieval pictorial tradition: the colours she normally uses are very pure pigments such as lapislazuli blue and cochineal red. All pigments are absolutely natural and unchangeable over time.

Hers are the same colours used by Cennino Cennini, Simone Martini, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Cimabue (in the Crucifix of the San  Domenico Church, Arezzo) and Pietro Lorenzetti in the polyptych preserved inside the Santa Maria della Pieve church in Arezzo.

As a glue, Silvia does not use chemical or synthetic materials but egg yolk, in order to arrive at a final product that is completely the same like the one used during the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance.

Silvia purchases the best 23k pure gold leaf from the most famous and appreciated Florentine goldsmith: the so-called “Manetti goldsmith”.

It is possibile to ask about an art reproduction on commission, a Tuscan landscape in medieval style (such as the one made by Duccio di Buoninsegna), or request a modern, medieval or Renaissance style portrait directly to the artist.

It is also possible to visit the Bottega d'Arte Toscana by appointment and request an original personalized work of art as well as an art reproduction by writing to:

info@bottegadartetoscana.it.