Master Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Master Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Italian, Rome circa 1820
The Capitoline Doves
Lot Closed
January 30, 08:58 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Italian, Rome
circa 1820
The Capitoline Doves
mircomosaic, in later gilt and ebonized frame
width framed 14 3/5 in.; 37cm.
width unframed 10 in.; 25.4cm.
A.B. Levy, Palm Beach
Known as the Capitoline Doves or The Doves of Pliny, this group of birds was frequently depicted in micromosaic during the 19th century. The image derives from a Roman floor mosaic that was discovered in 1737 at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, and is believed to be a copy of a lost ancient Greek mosaic at Pergamon which was famously described by Pliny the Elder.