Experience the golden age of Italian botanical art with this amazing reproduction of Cocciniglia del Fico (Fig Wax Scale) by Giorgio Gallesio. This stunning artwork, taken from Pomona Italiana – the ultimate 19th-century work about pomology in Italy – combines breathtaking botanical art with an element of scientific intrigue.Drawn from life in Florence in 1826 by Isabella Bozzolini and engraved by Giuseppe Pera, this artwork presents a stunning fig branch (Ficus Carica), along with a cross section of the scale insect that feeds on it. Ideal for collectors of antique prints, botanical artists and all lovers of fine academic artwork.
