The Giordano Collection: Une Vision Muséale Part II

The Giordano Collection: Une Vision Muséale Part II

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A micromosaic plaque, attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836), Rome, circa 1810

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 EUR

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Description

circular, the tesserae inlaid to represent a colourful speckled butterfly on white background within a blue, red and and white frame


Diam. 2 3/8 in.; 6 cm.

Sotheby's Paris, 18 April 2012, lot 24.

A micromosaic medallion with a butterfly, signed by Giacomo Raffelli and dated 1787, is illustrated in A. Gonzales-Palacios, Fasto Romano, dipinti, sculture, arredi dai Palazzi di roma, Rome 1991, pp. 229-230, no. 200. This motif is frequently found in his work, on the specimen part in hardstone and micromosaic in the Gilbert collection (Victoria & Albert museum). A symbol of the soul in Greek and Roman mythology, the metamorphosis of the butterfly also echoes the Resurrection in Christian symbolism.


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