Fico Trojano - Fig

by Giorgio Gallesio

Create a taste of Italian botanical history from the nineteenth century. This beautiful illustration of the Fico Trojano (Trojan Fig) is restored from Giorgio Gallesio’s famous publication, Pomona Italiana (1817-1839). This book is regarded as the best Italian book ever written on fruit. It has scientific perfection combined with amazing painterly precision.

This print will create an impression of sophisticated European culture in your kitchen or dining room wall with its earthy greens and purple hues.