Show secret of painting nr on real spider webs lost among the most beautiful and unusual displays of artistry are spiderweb spider web paintings paintings on real spider webs originated by a famed innsbruck Inns bruck family of tyrol now italy the secret of this type of painting was lost when last members of this family died unlike the flimsy cobweb of the ordinary house spider these spi der web backgrounds are thick and durable like tough canvas usually small 2 by 3 inches these paintings have endured for year yea es s masked by the full skirt tacked to the under part of the lid edge if you wish to line the upper part cut pieces of cardboard to fit the sides and bottom cover t these th ese with chintz add a strip of belting ribbon to the side sections catching it down to make holders for equipment then glue the sections in place |