Centrepiece, “The Ruins of Paestum”
1805 | Carlo Albacini
The multi-piece centrepiece with models of the three large antique temples of Paestum was made for Maria Karolina, a daughter of Maria Theresa who was married to the king of Naples and Sicily Ferdinand IV/III. The ensemble had already reached Emperor Francis I by 1808 as a gift. In the centre are two elephants with sirens bearing portraits of the Neapolitan royal family.
The multi-piece centrepiece with models of the three large antique temples of Paestum was made for Maria Karolina, a daughter of Maria Theresa who was married to the king of Naples and Sicily Ferdinand IV/III. The ensemble had already reached Emperor Francis I by 1808 as a gift. In the centre are two elephants with sirens bearing portraits of the Neapolitan royal family.
Artist:
Carlo Albacini (1735 - 1813?) DNB
Time:
1805
Object Name
centrepiece
Culture
Rome
Material/technology:
Alabaster, marble, porphyry, terracotta, gilded bronze
Dimensions:
58 cm × 13,8 cm × 17 cm
Inscribed
"PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTA"; "TEMPORVM REPARATIO"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 2427