{"product_id":"italy-dmcel16","title":"Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025-2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on anodised aluminium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e130 x 130mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis painting’s figure is a detail from an eighteenth-century French clock. An embodiment of Italy, the original figure’s sceptre bears the tiny inscription \u003ci\u003eItalia. \u003c\/i\u003eHer left hand balances a vase from which water pours, marking her as the source, the fount from which springs plenty. She is clad in gold. But if she is an allegory, then the kitsch of eighteenth-century French clocks must have become part of her allegory. But of course, Italy can mean whatever we ourselves choose to see in her.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dominic McElwee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67702289039586,"sku":"DMcEl16","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1915\/9522\/files\/Italy.png?v=1792027504","url":"https:\/\/gallery33.co.nz\/products\/italy-dmcel16","provider":"Gallery 33 New Zealand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}