Description
“Florentine Mosaic“ (a form of pietra dura) featured in the monumental publication The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851–1853) by the prominent Victorian architect and art historian Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt. [1, 2]The Great Exhibition: Digby Wyatt served as the Secretary to the Executive Committee for the landmark Great Exhibition of 1851 inside the Crystal Palace. [1, 2]
The Publication: Following the exhibition, he compiled a two-volume imperial folio celebrating the choicest industrial and decorative arts specimens from around the world. [1, 2, 3]
The Artwork: The plate shown represents meticulous Florentine mosaic marble work, which Wyatt and his team of master lithographers reproduced using high-quality multi-color chromolithography. [1]
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