# Florentine mosaic "Sense of Smell and Touch" (1716)

> One of four allegories of the senses given by Maria Theresa; the only intact element of the original room recovered. No free photograph of the recovered…

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# Florentine mosaic "Sense of Smell and Touch" (1716)

ObjectMade 1716; removed from the room in 1941; surfaced in Bremen 1997

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One of four allegories of the senses given by Maria Theresa; the only intact element of the original room recovered. No free photograph of the recovered piece itself (as opposed to the copies in the reconstruction) was found.

## Copies 0

## Where it is kept

[Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D4N2ME07F2R/catherine-palace-tsarskoye-selo-pushkin) · Palace

## Sources 1

- [Sammlung 101 – City of Bremen, Kunsthalle Bremen and Russia (ArThemis case note)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2JQA1AXE/sammlung-101-city-of-bremen-kunsthalle-bremen-and-russia)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Florentine mosaic "Sense of Smell and Touch" (1716) [Artifact ART0D4N31VP6DQF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D4N31VP6DQF
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Key

**ART** 0D4N31VP6DQF

Kind

Object

Held by

Tsarskoye Selo State Museum, Catherine Palace (returned by Bremen, 29 April 2000)

Dated

made 1716; removed from the room in 1941; surfaced in Bremen 1997

Place

[Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D4N2ME07F2R/catherine-palace-tsarskoye-selo-pushkin)

Part of

[Amber Room](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room)

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