An Italian Micromosaic panel depicting the Forum

IN THE MANNER OF DOMENICO MOGLIA, ROME, CIRCA 1865

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An Italian Micromosaic panel depicting the Forum
In the manner of Domenico Moglia, Rome, Circa 1865
Depicting the Roman Forum with the arch of Septimus Severus, three columns from the Temple of Vespasian, The Temple of Saturn and figures in the foreground
The micromosaic: 27.1/8 in. x 16.1/8 in. (69 cm. x 41 cm.)

Lot Essay

There is a view of the Roman Forum by Domenico Moglia, viewed from a slightly different perspective, illustrated in The Art of Mosaics - Selections from the Gilbert Collection, Los Angeles, 1982, p. 187. No. 86.

See lot 81 for a larger micro-mosaic of the Temple of Saturn and the Forum.

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