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Box with a View of Tivoli
1804
glass tesserae, gilt on metal
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Kosmak Collection; Walters Art Museum, 1975, by gift.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Katherine Kosmak and Mr. George Kosmak, 1975
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
43.20