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Raffaelli introduced the technique of making mosaics with tiny glass tesserae rather than with pieces of stone in Rome in about 1775. He specialized in reproducing paintings.

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40780
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Box with a View of Tivoli
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40780
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Box with a View of Tivoli
description
Raffaelli introduced the technique of making mosaics with tiny glass tesserae rather than with pieces of stone in Rome in about 1775. He specialized in reproducing paintings.
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Kosmak Collection; Walters Art Museum, 1975, by gift.
date
1804
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CC0
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en
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Mosaics & Cosmati
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mosaics
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import
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2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Source extras
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[Transcription] GIACOMO RAFFAELLI FCT IN ROMA 1804
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glass tesserae, gilt on metal
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