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Source Description
Micromosaics crafted from miniature glass tesserae (mosaic tiles) decorated paperweights, boxes, and brooches, which were popular as tourist art and "souvenir jewelry." The Vatican workshops were largely responsible for their production and featured many examples as part of the Vatican's contribution to 19th-century expositions. The mosaics often represent genre scenes or scenic landscapes, like this brooch, which depicts the waterfalls at Tivoli, a well-known site near Rome.
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Document identity
localId
13558
label
Brooch with a Landscape Scene
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13558
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Brooch with a Landscape Scene
description
Micromosaics crafted from miniature glass tesserae (mosaic tiles) decorated paperweights, boxes, and brooches, which were popular as tourist art and "souvenir jewelry." The Vatican workshops were largely responsible for their production and featured many examples as part of the Vatican's contribution to 19th-century expositions. The mosaics often represent genre scenes or scenic landscapes, like this brooch, which depicts the waterfalls at Tivoli, a well-known site near Rome.
provenance
Collection of George W. Kosmak [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1975, by gift.
date
early 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Mosaics & Cosmati
brooches
mosaics
miniatures
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
med
micromosaic (glass tesserae) on gold
creator_ids
6200
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
2128
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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