tempera Italy

... Workshops. The Art Workshop was founded in the heart of Arezzo. Within it, Master Silvia Salvadori creates reproductions of artworks from the 13th to 16th centuries, using the same painting techniques employed by artists of the medieval and early Tuscan Renaissance. Sacred icons, medieval icons, art reproductions. Artistic reproductions painted following the same authentic age-old methods employed by the Old Masters: Egg tempera and gold leaves over wooden tablets. Medieval icon reproduction, sacred icon, medieval painting.

...The company produces writing desks and tables in style. http://eredicaselli.altervista.org/scrittoi.htm The writing desks are crafted using methods employed by ancient Italian artisans, following traditional techniques. The writing desks and tables, made from solid and high-quality hardwoods, are finished with shellac and beeswax, or with pigments and tempera. All these features, combined with handcrafted work and attention to the smallest details, allow the writing desks and tables to exude the typical charm of antique furniture.