Poldi Pezzoli Madonna Poldi Pezzoli Madonna The Poldi Pezzoli Madonna or Madonna with the Sleeping Christ Child is a tempera on canvas painting by Andrea Mantegna, dating to around 1490-1500, after the painter's trip to Rome. It was bought from Giovanni Morelli's collection by Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli shortly after the 1850s and is now in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan. It was restored in 1863 by Giuseppe Molteni, who added the varnish which has now yellowed. It belongs to a group of small-format Madonnas by the painter, produced for private devotion. As in "Madonna with Sleeping Child" (Berlin) and "Madonna and
Holly Yashi Holly Yashi Holly Yashi, Inc. is a jewelry designer and manufacturer located in the northern California town of Arcata, CA. Founded in 1981, Holly Yashi produces handmade jewelry designed by Holly Hosterman, who has been recognized for her distinctive use of the precious and highly reactive metal niobium. Holly Yashi is also known for its technical innovations in working with niobium, such as the development of proprietary hand-coloration and image-embossing processes, as well as the employment of a powerful water jet which uses tiny fragments of crushed garnets to produce intricate filigree. Hosterman and Paul Lubitz founded Holly Yashi in