LOT 576
AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PICTURE OF THE FORUM ROME, CIRCA 1860-1880
Depicting to the centre the Temple of Saturn, fanked by the Arch of Septimius Severus, the
Temple of Vespasian and Titus and the church of Santi Luca e Martin in the background 32o
x 60Ω in. (82 x 153.5 cm.)
£150,000–250,000
$200,000–330,000
€170,000–280,000
Micromosaici con vedute di Roma in asta a Londra da Christie’s.
The Collector: Silver,19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art, asta che si terrà da Christie’s a Londra il prossimo 16 novembre, vedrà all’incanto quattro lotti molto particolari.
Si tratta di quattro vedute di Roma realizzate tra la metà e la fine del XIX secolo a micromosaico. Questa tecnica, che ha origine all’interno dello Studio Vaticano del Mosaico della veneranda Fabbrica di San Pietro, un cantiere dove si formano i mosaicisti che decorano o restaurano gli interni della basilica di San Pietro, andò a sostituire i tradizionali intarsi in legno, avorio e pietre dure.
Entrato nel fiorente commercio romano del souvenir, il micromosaico incantò gli stranieri, in visita in Italia per il Grand Tour, e attirò i collezionisti più esigenti.
I lotti presentati a Londra includono sia grandi viste uniche, del Colosseo o dei Fori Romani, sia un pregiatissimo tavolo sul cui piano ritroviamo otto tra gli scorci più caratteristici della città.
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