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Narcissus by Caravaggio Mouse Pad

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  • Dimensions: 23.49 cm l x 19.68 cm w
  • High quality, full-colour printing
  • Durable and dust and stain resistant cloth cover
  • Non-slip rubber backing
  • Designer Tip: To ensure the highest quality print, please note that this product’s customisable design area measures 23.49 cm x 19.68 cm

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Narcissus by Caravaggio Mouse Pad

Narcissus by Caravaggio Mouse Pad

Artist Caravaggio 1597-1599 Oil on canvas 110 cm × 92 cm (43 in × 36 in) Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica Narcissus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, circa 1597-1599. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome. This is one of only two known Caravaggios on a theme from Classical mythology, although this reflects the accidents of survival rather than the historical reality. The story of Narcissus, told by the poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses, is of a handsome youth who falls in love with his own reflection. The story was well known in the circles of collectors, such as Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte and the banker Vincenzo Giustiniani, in which Caravaggio was moving at this period. The story of Narcissus was particularly appealing to artists (or at least the kind who painted for the educated tastes of patrons such as Giustiniani and Del Monte), for reasons explained by the Renaissance theorist Leon Battista Alberti: "the inventor of painting...was Narcissus...What is painting but the act of embracing by means of art the surface of the pool?" The painting conveys an air of brooding melancholy: the figure of Narcissus is locked in a circle with his reflection, surrounded by darkness, so that the only reality is inside this self-regarding loop. The 16th century literary critic Tommaso Stigliani explained the contemporary thinking that the myth of Narcissus "clearly demonstrates the unhappy end of those who love their things too much." Text taken from wikipedia

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Delivery was so quick , under a week - I was amazed. The product was great quality and better than expected . I will be ordering more form Zazzle ! Printing was fantastic
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High quality and a bit of funk from your everyday plain mousepad. Excellent quality would highly recommend
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Delighted with the mouse pad - thick enough to be confortable and much better quality than those in store. The printing was very crisp and the colours vivid

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Product ID: 144651376874549710
Posted on 3/01/2011, 11:08 AM
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