The Angel of the Annunciation

Victorian shell cameo after Guido Reni mounted as a gold brooch, c. 1855


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Victorian shell cameo after Guido Reni mounted as a gold brooch, c. 1855
Victorian shell cameo after Guido Reni mounted as a gold brooch, c. 1855
Description
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The Italian gem cutters of the 19th century almost without exception referred to well-known motifs from art - famous paintings, for example, reliefs, sometimes even Roman coins. Entire pattern books of graphics based on famous originals were available to the craftsmen. Travelers from all over the world then acquired these small works of art, often to have them set as jewellery at home. This gem is based on a work by the famous Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni. We see Gabriel, the angel of the Annunciation, whose youthful profile is turned towards the viewer. The scene represents a detail from Reni's Annunciazione (1628-29), now in the Pinacoteca civica di Ascoli Piceno (see last image). Cropped prints showing only Gabriel circulated early on, such as a copper engraving by Robert Strange, of which the Wellcome Collection holds a copy. The gem is set in high karat gold. Based on its precisely crafted setting with scrolled and engraved ornaments typical of the period, we date the large gem to the 1850s. It was probably made in England, where we were able to discover it.
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Victorian shell cameo after Guido Reni mounted as a gold brooch, c. 1855
The Angel of the Annunciation
€ 1,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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