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1775-1800 (made)
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Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mosaic and micromosaic set in pierced and carved alabaster |
| Brief description | Icon with Madonna and child. Marble, alabaster and micromosaic, Rome, 1775-1800. |
| Physical description | Rectilinear piece of alabaster, each end with an ogee arch pierced by a quatrefoil between two pointed arches. The top of the central section is set with a round mosaic of the Virgin, three-quarter length, wearing a red gown and blue cloak, and the Christ child, both wearing crowns and haloes. Christ is holding up his hand in blessing. He stands on a low wall upon which are Gothic letters or micromosaic tesserae: GRETIUORUM PATRONA (Protectress of the Flocks). |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Cesare Della Seta, Rome, 1972. |
| Summary | Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
| Bibliographic reference | Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee with contributions by Anna Maria Massinelli and essays by Judy Rudoe and Massimo Alfieri. Micromosaics: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 310 p., ill. Cat. no. 192, p. 256. ISBN 0856675113. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.932-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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