Chiseled copper baptismal font Byzantine style 110x45 cm

Copper chiseled baptismal font Byzantine style decorated 110x45.Baptismal font with marine plywood structure covered with hand-chiseled copper plates in Byzantine style, treated with gold and silver galvanic bath with red and blue silver oxidation, plus final antioxidant zapping.On the sides of the structure are depicted the Good Shepherd, John the Baptist, the 12 Apostles and the Sacrificial Lamb. On the lid, there is a cross with the 4 evangelists.The corners are in gilded brass and the presence of eight support feet at the base. Small door to access the internal service compartment for baptismal shell and accessories.The lid is in gilded and silver-plated copper, with a raised golden knob that can be hung laterally on gilded brass wings. The lower containment tank is in silver-plated copper, the upper one with rings is in silver-plated copper. They are all removable.The structure also has a lateral support for the lid on the right side and lateral handles for transport.Internally lined with white satin and golden trimmings.The baptismal font measures 110x45 cm.Made by Pietro Vittorio Milani, aka '' Victor '', a Piedmontese artist. The artist was born in Verbania, Italy in April 1950. After living for twenty years in the Veneto region, he moved to Lombardy, in Abbiategrasso. Here he began to cultivate his passion for painting on canvas, with oil colors and watercolors. Self-taught impressionist, he will later discover his predilection for embossed copper, the material that is most congenial to him. An innate passion for the medieval era will lead him to reproduce battles, jousting, seals, heraldic shields, scenes and objects inspired by books, frescoes and historical magazines and to participate in fairs, re-enactments and exhibitions throughout Italy. A multifaceted artist, in addition to depictions of historical periods, his works also portray various examples of contemporaneity. Through very different themes and subjects, in copper and plaster, the transition from a two-dimensionality of serigraphs, paintings and frescoes to a lively and pulsating three-dimensionality is highlighted. In 2018, thanks to an encounter with a restorer, master of electroplating, gold and silver, he approaches sacred art. He creates works depicting various religious subjects, on crosses, reliquaries, tabernacles and portraits. One of the most valuable creations, “The baptismal font in Byzantine style”, a very demanding, unique and unrepeatable work. Some of the works are located in various sacred places, including: the Basilica Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia in Tortona, the Church of Don Orione in Sanremo, the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Chioggia.