Cameo with legend
Title
Cameo with legend
Creator
Anonymous Milanese jeweler
Date
c.1550–1600
Contributor
Dr. Adam Rudolphi
Rights
Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Départment des Monnaies, Médailles, et Antiques
Format
decorative arts
Language
around the periphery of the cameo, beginning at the 7 o'clock position: NATVRA E BELA E PER TAL VARIAR ("Nature is beautiful for its variety")
Type
Still Image
Original Format
agate in a setting of enameled gold
Physical Dimensions
4.2 cm in diameter
Citation
Anonymous Milanese jeweler, “Cameo with legend,” Race, Sexuality, and Gender in Early Modern Italian Art, accessed February 22, 2025, http://othersinearlymodernitaly.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/150.