Piazza S. Pietro nel momento della Benedizione Papale
Object NameMicromosaic
Maker
Biagio P. Barzotti
Maker
Vatican Mosaic Workshop
Made FromGlass, Plaster of Paris
Dateabout 1879
Place MadeItaly, Rome
TechniquePulled, cut, assembled, embedded
SizeFramed Micromosaic H: 48.5 cm, W: 68 cm, Th: 8.8 cm; Without Frame H: 30 cm, W: 48 cm
Accession Number95.3.16
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive NotesThe panel is a superb example of the intricate mosaic work executed by the Vatican Mosaic Workshops in the second half of the 19th century. The workshop was founded in 1576 to provide embellishments for St. Peter's cathedral. In the following centuries, Rome became reknowned for this technique throughout Europe. The Barzotti panel is a superb example of the virtuosity and technical skill of the mature micromosaics executed in the Vatican Workshop in the 19th century. There are remains of an old broken paper label on the back of the panel with a Papal seal.
Provenance
Source
Sheppard and Cooper, Ltd.
- 1994-12-13
1875-1899
1875-1899
1875-1899
about 1750