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

Files

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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.

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