Melograno Terracotta Pomegranate Mythology & Religion were rarely indicated through pencil

were rarely indicated through pencil under-drawings

there is always an outlier—someone who bucks the trend

Made in Italy by Fiorentina Ltd

Written by Michael Rakowitz

helping us consider anew what the museum meant in Gardner’s time and what it means in ours

Melograno Terracotta Pomegranate Mythology & Religion were rarely indicated through pencilThe Melograno Terracotta Pomegranate is one of the symbols of Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. This exquisite terracotta pomegranate is formed by hand in limited quantities, then put into the kiln and fired halfway. Next, this beautiful object is immersed in a vat of the unmistakable fragrance of Melograno Eau de Cologne for one week. Finally, it is fired to completion, sealing the fragrance inside the pomegranate. The pomegranate