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Italian Antique Micromosaic Plaque picture Of "The Chavelier"

$28,000
£20,994.31
€24,339.80
CA$39,075.48
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Vintage from the 1940s Ships from Florida! Shorter shipping distances are kinder to the planet Read the full description Materials: micromosaic, micromosaic plaque, micromosaic picture, micromosaic art Width: 21.60 inches Height: 27.25 inches A Roman Micromosaics Plaque Portrait Of Cavalier Frame Size: Width: 21.60" x Hight: 27.25" Picture Size: Width: 11.12" x 16.50" Micromosaics (or micro mosaics, micro-mosaics) are a special form of mosaic that uses unusually small mosaic pieces (tesserae) of glass, or in later Italian pieces an enamel-like material, to make small figurative images.[1] Surviving ancient Roman mosaics include some very finely worked panels using very small tesserae, especially from Pompeii, but only from Byzantine art are there mosaic icons in micromosaic with tesserae as small as the best from the Modern period. Byzantine examples, which are very rare, were religious icons. They are usually framed and treated like portable paintings.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.25 in (69.22 cm)Width: 21.6 in (54.87 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Jacksonville, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2595216594972

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