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Directors Choice – A Masterpiece by Francesco De Poletti
Micromosaics, a unique area of the decorative arts is still celebrated with as much love as it was at its conception and had its original patrons in the Vatican, the Napoleonic court, Imperial Russian court and amongst others the 18th century noblemen on their ‘Grand Tour’. The Piazza di Spagna in Rome was the centre for these workmaster’s shops and with the scientific developments in ‘mosaici in picolo’ the range in production was extraordinary.
My Director’s Choice this week looks to one of these exquisite masterpieces that has survived in pristine condition. The mosaic attributed to the celebrated De Poletti who was one of the finest craftsmen in the field of miniature micromosaics. He worked in a studio at number 32 via Condotti near the Piazza di Spagna, Rome, and is mentioned by Moroni as one of the nine most distinguished artists in mosaics at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1810 he participated in the exhibition of Works of Art and Industry of Rome' at the Campodogio on the Capitoline Hill.
My Director’s Choice this week looks to one of these exquisite masterpieces that has survived in pristine condition. The mosaic attributed to the celebrated De Poletti who was one of the finest craftsmen in the field of miniature micromosaics. He worked in a studio at number 32 via Condotti near the Piazza di Spagna, Rome, and is mentioned by Moroni as one of the nine most distinguished artists in mosaics at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1810 he participated in the exhibition of Works of Art and Industry of Rome' at the Campodogio on the Capitoline Hill.
