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*IMPORTANT RENAISSANCE CAMEE on multi-layered agate depicting the death of Cleopatra. The scene depicts the reclining queen holding the snake in her right hand, a soldier at her side and an equestrian figure in the background. This beautiful cameo is skillfully carved in low and high relief with Cleopatra's raised arm almost in the round. We can hypothesize, as indicated by Prof. Migliarini, that the city in the background is none other than Alexandria of Egypt, theater of the dramatic episode. The theme of moral implication, which had a great success in the production of Renaissance glyptics, is represented in other examples now preserved in the Museo degli Argente, Florence, Collection of the Gran Ducale. The cameo is engraved with deep lines almost in high relief with very delicate chromatic movements using the natural colored spots of the agate and thus approaching the Milanese production of the workshop Alessandro Masnago (Milan, 1560-1620). The figure of the reclining woman is totally inspired by the classical statue of Sleeping Ariadne in the Vatican Museums, which in the 16th century was considered a figure of Cleopatra. Brooch 45 x 48 mm; 28,51 grs Cameo Dim. 38 x 32 mm Italian work of the 16th century Comparative literature Le gemme dei Medici al Museo degli Argenti, Cammei e Intagli nelle collezioni di Palazzo Pitti, p.175, n°53; p. 177, n°57; p. 182, n°69; p. 187, n°80; p. 188, n°81-82; p.221, n°162 An important Italian late 16th century agate cameo depicting the death of Cleopatra. The scene depicts the reclining Queen holding the snake in her right hand, a soldier beside and an equestrian figure in the background. This beautiful cameo is skillfully carved in low and high relief with Cleopatra's raised arm almost in the round. We can hypothesized as noted from Pr. Migliarini that the city in the background engraved in the landscape can be identified as Alexandria of Egypt, theater of the dramatic episode. The theme reach in moral implication which is had a great success in the Renaissance Glyptics production, is depicted in other few examples in Museo degli Argente, Florence, Collection of the Gran Ducale. The cameo is engraved with deep ligns almost in high relief with very delicate chromatic moves using the natural colored spots of the agate is approaching to the North Italian production of the Alessandro Masnago workshop (Milano, 1560-1620). The figure of the reclining woman is totally inspired by the classical statue of the sleeping Ariadne in the Vatican Museums, which, in the 16th century was considered to be a figure of Cleopatra. *For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary import status. Buyers will only be charged an additional handling fee. No import VAT will be charged. *Buyers inside European Union: The lot is sold under Temporary Import status. Buyers will only have to pay additional paperworks fees. No import VAT will be charged to them.
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*IMPORTANT RENAISSANCE CAMEE on multi-layered agate depicting the death of Cleopatra. The scene depicts the reclining queen holding the snake in her right hand, a soldier at her side and an equestrian figure in the background. This beautiful cameo is skillfully carved in low and high relief with Cleopatra's raised arm almost in the round. We can hypothesize, as indicated by Prof. Migliarini, that the city in the background is none other than Alexandria of Egypt, theater of the dramatic episode. The theme of moral implication, which had a great success in the production of Renaissance glyptics, is represented in other examples now preserved in the Museo degli Argente, Florence, Collection of the Gran Ducale. The cameo is engraved with deep lines almost in high relief with very delicate chromatic movements using the natural colored spots of the agate and thus approaching the Milanese production of the workshop Alessandro Masnago (Milan, 1560-1620). The figure of the reclining woman is totally inspired by the classical statue of Sleeping Ariadne in the Vatican Museums, which in the 16th century was considered a figure of Cleopatra. Brooch 45 x 48 mm; 28,51 grs Cameo Dim. 38 x 32 mm Italian work of the 16th century Comparative literature Le gemme dei Medici al Museo degli Argenti, Cammei e Intagli nelle collezioni di Palazzo Pitti, p.175, n°53; p. 177, n°57; p. 182, n°69; p. 187, n°80; p. 188, n°81-82; p.221, n°162 An important Italian late 16th century agate cameo depicting the death of Cleopatra. The scene depicts the reclining Queen holding the snake in her right hand, a soldier beside and an equestrian figure in the background. This beautiful cameo is skillfully carved in low and high relief with Cleopatra's raised arm almost in the round. We can hypothesized as noted from Pr. Migliarini that the city in the background engraved in the landscape can be identified as Alexandria of Egypt, theater of the dramatic episode. The theme reach in moral implication which is had a great success in the Renaissance Glyptics production, is depicted in other few examples in Museo degli Argente, Florence, Collection of the Gran Ducale. The cameo is engraved with deep ligns almost in high relief with very delicate chromatic moves using the natural colored spots of the agate is approaching to the North Italian production of the Alessandro Masnago workshop (Milano, 1560-1620). The figure of the reclining woman is totally inspired by the classical statue of the sleeping Ariadne in the Vatican Museums, which, in the 16th century was considered to be a figure of Cleopatra. *For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary import status. Buyers will only be charged an additional handling fee. No import VAT will be charged. *Buyers inside European Union: The lot is sold under Temporary Import status. Buyers will only have to pay additional paperworks fees. No import VAT will be charged to them.
