Editing Decoupage (section)

== Florentine decoupage ==
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Artisans in [[Florence]], Italy, have produced decorative objects using decoupage techniques since the 18th century. They combined decoupage with other decorative techniques already popular in Florence, such as [[Gilding|gilt]] with [[gold leaf]] and [[woodcarving|carved wood]] designs. These older techniques were already used to produce articles such as furniture, frames for paintings, and even [[bookbinding|tooled leather book covers]]. Known as Florentine style crafts, these items are now highly [[collectible]] [[antique]]s. Florentine artisans made use of decoupage by adding it to the space within a carved gilt frame, or by adding the decoupage to a wooden plaque. Artisans used pasted reproductions of famous artworks, nearly always [[Religious art|religious depictions]]. Florentine [[triptych]]s using decoupage images of such [[Bible story|Biblical scenes]] as the [[Crucifixion of Jesus Christ]] are a common [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]]. As society became more [[secularism|secular]] in the early 20th century, and [[Protestant|non]]–[[Roman Catholic]] tourists began buying more crafts from Florentine artisans, decoupage images became less religious in orientation and more reflective of famous [[Italian art]]works in general.