A micromosaic panel with a view of the Pantheon - image-1

Lot 769 Nα

A micromosaic panel with a view of the Pantheon

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
15.05.2018, 17:00 - Selected Works
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 11.780 € (incl. premium)

A micromosaic panel with a view of the Pantheon

Coloured glass mosaic on two layers of black marble (marmo nero del Belgio). Indistinctly inscribed to the attica: MAC(?) RIPPA IR COSTERT FECIT for Marcus Agrippa Tribunus Consulum tertium fecit. With older, partially discoloured restorations, minor losses to the edges. H 23.8, W 34.3 cm.
Rome, Mid- to 2nd half 19th C.

A view of the Pantheon in Rome still depicting the two bell towers constructed by Bernini at the behest of Pope Urban VIII in the East and West of the pronaos, which were destroyed in 1883.