Portrait Jewels: Opulence and Intimacy from the Medici to the Romanovs
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From the Renaissance to the end of the Belle Epoque, cameo, intaglio, and miniature portraits, prized as representations of eminent people or treasured as images of the beloved, have been enriched by jeweled frames in order to wear them or display them as precious objects.
Rulers from the Medici to the Romanovs commissioned portrait jewels. Dynasties represented here include the Valois and Bourbon in France; Bavarian, Habsburg, and Hanoverian...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0500515573
ISBN13:9780500515570
Release Date:May 2011
Publisher:Thames & Hudson
Length:352 Pages
Weight:3.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 8.9" x 9.1"
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