ITALIE, ROME Premier quart du XVIIIe siècle
ITALIE, ROME Premier quart du XVIIIe siècle
MIRROR Gilded wood and period mirror
H. 200 cm, W. 160 cm
All the Roman baroque art is expressed in this large carved and gilded wood mirror with its imposing plant decoration. The frame of the mirror is a tangle of thick volutes and scrolls. At the top emerges a sheaf of acanthus leaves. The cushioning is adorned with facing volutes adorned with a mascaron.
This abundant decoration of acanthus scrolls and leaves surrounding the whole mirror is characteristic of the Roman repertoire of the late 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. We can mention an important mirror with flowers, with an architecture similar to ours (fig. 1), as well as two other examples more richly decorated with shells and putti (figs. 2 & 3). Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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ITALIE, ROME Premier quart du XVIIIe siècle
MIRROR Gilded wood and period mirror
H. 200 cm, W. 160 cm
All the Roman baroque art is expressed in this large carved and gilded wood mirror with its imposing plant decoration. The frame of the mirror is a tangle of thick volutes and scrolls. At the top emerges a sheaf of acanthus leaves. The cushioning is adorned with facing volutes adorned with a mascaron.
This abundant decoration of acanthus scrolls and leaves surrounding the whole mirror is characteristic of the Roman repertoire of the late 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. We can mention an important mirror with flowers, with an architecture similar to ours (fig. 1), as well as two other examples more richly decorated with shells and putti (figs. 2 & 3). Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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