pietra dura
Dear Steemians, I've been thinking, how can I be useful to the community. So today I post my photos of samples of pietra dura (the Florentine mosaic) from the cabinet from Palazzo Vecchio (Florence). This is might be useful for art historians, artists, anyone else who loves art, because in the net there are photos of these only of poor quality, or for money, or not the full set. So everyone may use these photos if need.
About these mosaic: these are not big plaques, about 16x20 cm, the second half of the seventeenth century, probably from the Medichi workshop (Opificio delle Pietre Dure), by scetches of artist Leonard van der Winne (see about him http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/3586/leonard-van-der-vinne-flemish-active-second-half-of-17th-century-1713/).
I'm interested on the pietra dura because of my professional academic studies of an history of collecting etc and I know how sometimes important to see concrete samples closely (I love seeing thing closely). Besides, mythological scenes are not very frequent in the works of the Medichi workshops and I really like these ones.
*about pietra dura see wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietra_dura
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Very interesting post !!
thanks you, @noemilunastorta! (again from your beautiful fantastic Italy. but I've never tired to admire it, ever).
I plan to visi it when im off from my lessons, i did not visit it yet but it 's very close to my university , i will make a post surely when i will go there! =)
Ah yes when i see something about art or archeology i always apprecciate. !!
me too! absolutely, always!
waw very beautiful those photos, thanks for posting this!
thanks, @safforuler. I so love them (not modest :-)), I glad someone else too
bello!
molto bello!