Jewels in European paintings (Olga E.)

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Jewels
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In some European paintings, jewellery was more
than just a sign of earthly riches and status ...
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Jewels in European paintings
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a mysterious woman, perhaps representing a Sibyl
or biblical figure an exotic dress, a
fashionable turban and Johannes Vermeer the
master of light the softness of the girls
face, the glimmers of light on her moist lips
and of course, the shining pearl Johanne
s Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring La Jeune
Fille à la perle La joven de la
perla 1665 Mauritshuis, The Hague
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Mary in majesty, holding the child Christ, the
donor Jan Vos depicted as a Carthusian monk
kneeling in prayer, Saint Barbara, standing
before the tower in which she was
prisoned and Saint Elizabeth of Hungary dressed
in a nun's habit, the sumptuous crown recalls
his royal birth (daughter of the king of
Hungary), his austere piety and his
chastity Jan van Eyck, and workshop
atelier Madonna of Jan Vos also Virgin and Child,
with Saints and Jan Vos Vierge de Jan Vos ou La
Vierge et l'Enfant avec Sainte Barbe, Sainte
Elisabeth de Hongrie et Jan Vos Virgen de Jan
Vos, Virgen con el Niño, santas y Jan Vos
1441-1443 The Frick Collection, New York
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a divine inscription on the wall and King
Belshazzar ... a gold cloak the chains, pearls
and velvet an enormous turban and an little
crown Rembrandt Harmenszoon van
Rijn Belshazzars Feast Le Festin de Balthazar El
festín de Baltasar 1635 The National Gallery,
London
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blue and red cherubim, a throne sumptuously
adorned with marble panels, pearls, precious
stones and great gold tassels the Child Jesus
sitting (not respecting the laws of
physics), the Madonna white a jewel-encrusted
crown (The Virgin is believed to be an
idealized portrait of Agnès Sorel, mistress of
King Charles VII. Sorel was considered by many
at the time to be "the most beautiful woman in
the world) Jean Fouquet Melun Diptych
Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels Diptyque de
Melun La Vierge et l'Enfant entourés
d'anges Díptico de Melun La Virgen con el Niño y
ángeles 1450 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone
Kunsten, Antwerp
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the pendant small emerald indicates
chastity, ruby represent strength, sapphire
purity pearl is a symbol of marital
fidelity the ring a diamond on the index finger
of the left hand symbolizes the tenacity and the
pride in the marital unity Raffaello
Sanzio Portrait of Maddalena Doni Portrait de
Maddalena Doni Retrato de Maddalena
Doni 1504-1507 Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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the ruby, the symbol of love and Charity, the
pearls, with their pure white colour correspond
to Chastity, the sapphires are a reference to
Modesty (colour as the Virgins mantle) and the
small diamond in her hair, a gem that shines in
the darkness and resists iron and fire, a
reference to Faith Piero della
Francesca Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and
Battista Sforza, Portrait of Battista Sforza Le
Triomphe de la chasteté ou Double Portrait des
ducs d'Urbino, Portrait de Battista
Sforza Díptico del duque de Urbino, Retrato de
Battista Sforza 1473-1472 Uffizi Gallery,
Florence
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precious clothes including a gamurra vest, a
pendant with pearls and rubies a hanging coral
necklace (perhaps a rosary), a partly closed
prayer book, a Latin inscription, taken from an
epigram by the 1st century AD poet Martial and a
gold brooch set with a ruby, large pearls and
topped with a winged dragon, matching the
pendant she is wearing Domenico
Ghirlandaio Portrait of Giovanna
Tornabuoni Portrait de Giovanna
Tornabuoni Retrato de Giovanna Tornabuoni 1488 Mus
eoThyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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elegant and characteristic garment of the ladies
of the Florentine bourgeoisie, wavy and long
hair, multicolored ribbons and pearls and
an elegant choker and cameo, the cameo depicts
the figures of Apollo and Marsyas from the
gruesome classical myth Sandro
Botticelli Portrait of a Young Woman Portrait de
jeune femme Retrato de una joven 1480-1485 Städel
Museum, Francfurt
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a fashionable medieval attire and an
extravagant pearl necklace Nothing can
distract from the unapproachable beauty of the
lady pictured, "her expression indicates that
she's untouchable. She's not staring, but she is
looking through you." Petrus
Christus Portrait of a Young Girl Portrait d'une
jeune fille Retrato de muchacha 1470 Gemäldegaleri
e, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin
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14 years old, dressed in the height of late
fifteenth-century fashion, a long black hennin
with a transparent veil a relatively modest
wedding band lined with rubies and sapphire and
an elaborate golden necklace studded with
pearls, rubies and sapphires Hans
Memling Portrait of Maria Portinari Portrait de
Maria Portinari Retrato de María
Portinari 1475 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York
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a decapitated head, a bloody sword a choker
enhanced with sapphire and ruby and a stunning
large chain necklace Lucas Cranach
the Elder Lucas Cranach l'Ancien Judith with the
head of Holofernes 153Judith avec la tête
d'Holopherne Judit con la cabeza de Holofernes
1530 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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portrait destined to introduce Barbara to her
future husband, Ludovico Rangoni, condottiero
from Modena ruby, emerald and a pearl, signs
of beauty and chastity and a long necklace of
black beads, probably jet, to introduce Barbara
with her virtue intact Alessandro
Araldi Portrait of Barbara Pallavicino or
Portrait of Beatrice d'Este Portrait de Barbara
Pallavicino ou Portrait de Béatrice
d'Este Retrato de Barbara Pallavicino, Retrato de
Beatriz de Este 1510 Galleria degli Uffizi,
Florencia
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the very refined clothing and the splendor of the
jewelry ... the ideal woman of the
Renaissance a gold and pearl net, two pearl
necklaces, one of which has a diamond and pearl
pendant, a gold belt, set with precious gems
Bronzino Portrait of Eleanor of
Toledo Portrait d'Eléonore de Tolède et de son
fils Leonor de Toledo con su hijo 1545 Galleria
degli Uffizi, Florence
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pearls, sapphires and rubies ...
François Clouet Portrait dÉlisabeth d'Autriche,
reine de France Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of
France Isabel de Austria, reina de
Francia 1571 Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly,
Chantilly
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a black velvet gown pearls, rubies and
sapphires and a pearl in the form of a
tear Juan Pantoja de la Cruz La reina
Isabel de Valois, tercera esposa de Felipe
II Queen Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of
Philip II Élisabeth de Valois, reine
d'Espagne 1605 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
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a terrestrial globe, a golden chalice, a large
book a dark-wood crucifix, an apple, a snake
which has been squashed by a cornerstone a fine
white satin dress, precious stones and a pearl
necklace whose whiteness symbolizes
virginity Johannes Vermeer The Allegory of
Faith L'Allégorie de la Foi Alegoría de la
Fe 1670 Metropolitan Museum, New York
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a naked woman with endless legs and the intrusion
of a cheap orientalism (that allow us to enter
into the reveries of the time) silk, turban,
peacock feather fly-whisk, precious
stones, pearls, bracelet, and a belt jewel
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres La Grande
Odalisque Grande Odalisque La gran odalisca
1814 Musée du Louvre, Paris
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metaphor for the power of female seduction, which
manages to overcome the greatest virile force,
Judith as a femme fatale, raw and seductive
her hand on Holofernes's severed head as if to
push him out of the picture a translucent
veil, lasciviously open mouth, a gold choker
with precious stones and a belt of similar
value Gustav Klimt Judith and the Head of
Holofernes Judith et Holopherne Judith
I 1901 Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna
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