Caminiera con Veduta dei Templi di Paestum
Settimia Maffei Marini (documented attribution)
- Maker / attribution
- Settimia Maffei Marini (documented attribution)
- Date
- Rome, 1815–1817
- Dimensions
- Mosaic 24 × 128 cm · original frame 43.5 × 148 cm
- Materials
- Minute mosaic in spun enamels on slate
- Ownership
- Private collection. This work is not presented as available for sale.
A long-format topographical view of the temples and archaeological landscape of Paestum, made for a chimneypiece. The mosaic follows a view engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi and published by Paolo Antonio Paoli in 1784. Its original frame was carved by Bartolomeo Canini and gilded by Giovanni Sabatini.
This record separates documented information, owner-supplied measurements and comparative references. Unknown details remain explicit.
Record updated 17 October 2026
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Provenance
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Condition
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Inscriptions / marks
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Ownership
Private collection. This work is not presented as available for sale.
Literature
Maria Grazia Branchetti catalogues the unsigned work under Settimia Maffei Marini and states that published documents allow it to be assigned to her with certainty. Settimia Maffei Marini mosaicista romana, Gangemi Editore, 2024, pp. 130–132, ISBN 9788849251234.
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