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19TH C. ROMAN MICROMOSAIC

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19TH C. ROMAN MICROMOSAIC
19TH C. ROMAN MICROMOSAIC
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Description
Two peasants in a landscape, the older man carrying a bundle of sticks and a younger man beside him, within a cast iron frame; 26" x 16 1/4"; Note: A similar micromosaic is in the Gilbert Collection Literature: J.H. Gabriel, The Gilbert Collection Micromosaics, 2000, p.155
Condition
The work is in good condition overall. One mosaic is missing in left clouds and chip to lower right corner. Mosaics of the 19th century were inspired by the engravings of Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), which were available to the mosaicists in Rome.
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19TH C. ROMAN MICROMOSAIC

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