This anonymous mosaic was made at the Royal Laboratory of Gemstones of the Buen Retiro, which was directed by Luis Pogetti beginning in 1784. It is based on a painting by Luis Peret y Alcázer from 178 [+]
The decoration of the tabletop is a trompe l’oeil design of the "disordered table" type. The objects refer to the liberal arts, including paintings, of which two are anamorphic and one a silhouette po [+]