Bidspirit auction | RARE MICRO-MOSAIC OF THE ”MADONNA

RARE MICRO-MOSAIC OF THE ”MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA” - RARE MICRO-MOSAIC OF THE ”MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA”. Vatikanische Werkstätten. Rom Date: Beginning of 20th c. Maker/Designer: attributed to Ludovico Lucietto. Technique: Polychrome tesserae set in a round frame made of black marble. Later wooden frame, gilded. Description: The micro-mosaic depicts Raphael's masterful portrayal of Mary sitting on a chair, holding Christ in her arms. On the right-hand side is John the Baptist as a child, looking up at them devoutly. Measurement: Ø micro-mosaic 24cm, Ø framed 35cm. Provenance: Southern German private collection. Literature: Hanisee Gabriel, Jeanette: The Gilbert Collection. Micromosaics, London 2000. For the motif see comparative example p.127, no.68. Another version of the popular motif after Raffael exists in the Gilbert Collection, London (LOAN:GILBERT.113:1-2008). Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Vatican Mosaic Workshop Early Works of Art