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Mosaic compostion floor, Chapel of Saint John the Baptist

Luigi Vanvitelli1746/1750

Museu de São Roque

Museu de São Roque
Lisboa, Portugal

The mosaic floor has blue, pink, yellow and sepia tone mosaics in amethyst, lapis lazuli, pink marble and agate and is based on the armillary sphere with plates and bands with mediterranean floral garlands in oriental verde-antique, French white-black, Sarabetsa, breccia and ancient purple with gilt brass separating fillets.

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  • Title: Mosaic compostion floor, Chapel of Saint John the Baptist
  • Creator: Luigi Vanvitelli, Enrico Enuo and Ignazio Stern
  • Date Created: 1746/1750
  • Medium: Vitreous mosaic
  • Production: Rome, Italy
Museu de São Roque

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