Doves of Pliny

1783

Not on view

This roundel depicting the Doves of Pliny is typical of the micromosaics made in Rome in large quantities in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were intended for visitors to Italy who wished to bring home a souvenir of their visit to the country whose ancient civilization continued to inspire the rest of Europe and America. Such an object may have served as the model for the decoartion on the Vienna cup in this case.

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Title: Doves of Pliny
Artist: Giacomo Raffaelli (Italian, 1753–1836)
Date: 1783
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Glass mosaic on bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. A.L. Garbat and Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 1982
Object Number: 1982.22
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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