Jewelry in Renaissant Art

[pricescope]

Johnny S. Thomson submitteda new article into the journal: Jewelry in Renaissant Art

It includes chapters about Rings, Pearls, Symbolism, and Brooches.

Hope you'll enjoy the reading

 

[strmrdr]

good read :}
thank you

 

[belle]

i have a particular fondness for renaissance art, not to mention jewelry

and i found this article very interesting. i was glad to see some of my favortite paintings featured as well!

 

[DiamanteBlu]

Interesting article posted above. I scanned it briefly before posting. Please forgive me if this is redundant.

This article appeared in mid-June. I found it interesting and I thought some of you might too. The article has a link to the pic of the painting and can be found here http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3318502a12,00.html
Blu


"Painted pearl unlocks secret of Raphael's love
20 June 2005

MILAN: The tiny pearl brooch seems an innocuous detail in Raphael's enigmatic Fornarina portrait, but for one group of historians it unlocks a scandalous love affair kept secret for centuries.

According to new research published in May, the pearl, pinned onto an elaborate turban, is part of a web of allusions to the Renaissance artist's clandestine marriage to the beautiful sitter, a baker's daughter – despite a very public engagement to the niece of a powerful Vatican cardinal. . . ."

 

[Diamonds4Me]

Very fascinating to read. Thank you for sharing it. I love to read articles like that.