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ADRIEN JEAN MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FRENCH, CAUFFRY 1753-1839 PARIS) [GOLD FRAME]. Cameo of the Virgin and Child

Cameo of the Virgin and Child. Artist: Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette (French, Cauffry 1753-1839 Paris) [Gold Frame]. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm)
w/out frame: 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6 x 4 cm). Date: ca. 1050-1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame).
This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople.
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Cameo of the Virgin and Child
Cameo of the Virgin and Child. Artist: Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette (French, Cauffry 1753-1839 Paris) [Gold Frame]. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm) w/out frame: 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6 x 4 cm). Date: ca. 1050-1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame). This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople.
Técnica/material:
Agate cameo, gold frame
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Modelo: No - Propiedad: No
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Tamaño imagen:
3196 x 4400 px | 40.2 MB
Tamaño impresión:
27.1 x 37.3 cm | 10.7 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)