The Oath of the Horatii

Large Antique Cameo after Jacques-Louis David in Gold, c. 1860

€ 1,490.00 ^*

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Large Antique Cameo after Jacques-Louis David in Gold, c. 1860

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The vast majority of jewelry with cameos depict the gods of antiquity, from Artemis to Zeus. However, there is also a tradition of reflecting the great history of the arts in this small format. There are cameos based on ancient mosaics or Renaissance paintings. Other cameos show portraits of Rafael or Michelangelo. And finally, others were created in the 19th century after much more modern models of the time, after sketches by Thorvaldsen or Canova - or, as in this case, after one of the most famous paintings of classicism: the Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David. David's painting is now in the Louvre, INV 3692. It shows three brothers taking an oath of arms, about to go into battle for the honor of their city of Rome. The women on the right already suspect that only one of the brothers will return: He will lose two brothers, but will have defended the honor of the fatherland. In 1784, the painting laid the foundations for Classicism. David painted it in Rome and then became famous in Paris with his new style of painting, which had left the pomp of the Baroque behind. In the 19th century, which was exactly the period after David, his masterpiece became famous through numerous reproductions. The cameo cutter in the Bay of Naples who created the cameo could therefore fall back on such a model and did not have to travel to Paris to know the painting. At the same time, he could count on being able to sell the scene quickly and well. A delicate gold setting in the taste of the years around 1860 turns the cameo into a brooch. It is very well preserved and still impresses today with its detailed cut. We discovered it in London.

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The Oath of the Horatii

€ 1,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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