http://www.ceramicsglasscircleaustralia.org/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.ceramicsglasscircleaustralia.org en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:35:30 +1000 Rocketspark http://www.ceramicsglasscircleaustralia.org/blog/post/10017/portrait-miniatures-from-the-beginning-until-today-on-vellum-ivory-porcelain-card-and-papier-mache/ The art of Limning, that is painting miniatures, came from the workshops of illuminators of the Ghent-Bruges School, and, as with all technical “mysteries”, was kept a carefully guarded secret. Despite this early secrecy, by the 18th century, miniature painting was widespread. The term “miniature” comes from the word “miniature”, which was the Italian for Limning.There was also a tradition in India of miniature painting which can be traced from the 9th century in the Buddhist Pala pe... Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.ceramicsglasscircleaustralia.org/blog/#post10017