Frontal

Pietro Piffetti

MIAAO – Museo Internazionale delle Arti Applicate Oggi

DESCRIZIONE:
This magnificent signed and dated frontal was produced in 1749 by the Torinese cabinet maker Pietro Piffetti for the main altar of the Church of Saint Filippo Neri. It was commissioned by the oratorians to mark the centenary of their congregation and it remained in its original position (although it was only used on formal occasions) until 2010, when it was moved to the nearby MIAAO museum. The quintessentially Baroque work has an inlaid ebony and rosewood base that is embellished with precious materials such as mother-of-pearl, ivory, jasper and lapis lazuli.
It shows the Ecstasy of Saint Philip Neri in the centre, Aaron on the left and his brother Moses on the right.

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