Picture
ca. 1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This micromosaic is executed in grisaille, a style using varying shades of grey. It depicts a Satyr, a mythological creature which was half-man, half-goat.
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.
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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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Micromosaic, gilt wood frame |
| Brief description | Micromosaic picture depicting a satyr and goat, Rome, Giacomo Raffaelli, ca.1800. |
| Physical description | Rectangular micromosaic depicting a satyr seated on a rock with attributes of Bacchus; a goat, pan pipes hanging in a small tree and other pipes and implements at the satyr's feet. The mosaic is executed en grisaillle on a blue ground and is within a gilt frame. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On the back of the picture a label reads ' Jacques Raffaelli/Etude Mosaiques/ de travaux en tout genre de marbres / a Rome/ Rue du Babuinon. 92/pre du Theatre dMibert' [sic]. |
| Gallery label | Satyr with a goat, and sleeping bacchante
About 1800
These micromosaics are executed in grisaille, a style using varying shades of grey. Satyrs were mythological creatures which were half-man, half goat. Bacchantes were female followers of Bacchus, god of wine.
Rome, Italy, Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836)
Galss micromosaic
Museum nos. Loan: Gilbert 175,1-2; 176, 1-2, 2008(2009) |
| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Didier Aaron, Paris, 1985. Historical significance: Scenes from classical literature delighted the eighteenth and nineteenth century traveller who was familiar with mythology and had visited ancient ruins at Pompeii or Paestum with their wall paintings of similar bacchanalian subjects. |
| Historical context | Satyrs were followers of Bacchus who represented the powers of the earth and nature as spirits of the fields, valleys, groves and mountains, particularly in Arcadia, a pastoral region of ancient Greece. This may represent Pan, who protected the land and those associated with it, including fishermen, hunters and shepherds. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Satyr |
| Summary | This micromosaic is executed in grisaille, a style using varying shades of grey. It depicts a Satyr, a mythological creature which was half-man, half-goat. 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. |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Wheeler, Daniel, ed. with introduction by Alexis Gregory. Princely Taste: Treasures from Great Private Collections. Exhibition catalogue, Jerusalem: Israel Museum, vol. 369, 1995, p. 77. |
| Other number | MM 281A - Arthur Gilbert Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.175:1, 2-2008 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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