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The Visitation

Mosaic Picture
1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
De Triqueti, Henri (Baron) (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is a mosaic picture in white and tinted marble, with black outlines on black ground representing 'The Visitation' with Virgin Mary and St. Elizabeth. It was made by Baron Henry de Triqueti in 1847.

Triqueti was one of the major sculptors of the 19th century, working in France and England. He was born into an industrialist and diplomat family and enjoyed an artistic upbringing. He was a versatile artist, starting off in painting, he later (from 1833 on) worked as a sculptor and art historian and wrote some books. One of his works is for example the interior of La Madeleine in Paris.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Mosaic picture
TitleThe Visitation (generic title)
Materials and techniques
marble
Marble
Brief description
Mosaic picture, marble, by Baron Henry de Triqueti, Italy, 1847
Physical description
This is a mosaic picture in white and tinted marble, with black outlines on black ground representing 'The Visitation' with Virgin Mary and St. Elizabeth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 218.44cm
  • Width: 150cm
Object history
Purchased at the International Exhibition 1862 for £130,-.
Subjects depicted
Virgin Mary
Elizabeth (Saint)
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Summary
This is a mosaic picture in white and tinted marble, with black outlines on black ground representing 'The Visitation' with Virgin Mary and St. Elizabeth. It was made by Baron Henry de Triqueti in 1847.

Triqueti was one of the major sculptors of the 19th century, working in France and England. He was born into an industrialist and diplomat family and enjoyed an artistic upbringing. He was a versatile artist, starting off in painting, he later (from 1833 on) worked as a sculptor and art historian and wrote some books. One of his works is for example the interior of La Madeleine in Paris.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1862. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 14
  • Bellenger, S. 'Henri de Triqueti et l'Angleterre', in: Gonzales-Palacios, A. (ed.), 'Antologia di Belle Arti', La Scultura, II. Turin, 1996, p. 190 and fig. 9, and p. 198 (no. 7).
  • Darby, Elisabeth, 'A French Sculptor in Wiltshire: Henry de Triqueti's Panel in the Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Teffont Evias', in: Wiltshire Archeological & Natural History Magazine, vol. 95, 2002, pp. 36-7, fig. 2 on p. 36 and n. 13 on p. 43.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
8014-1862

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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