5/18/2023 0 Comments Intaglio cameo![]() A tour of this nature might include London, Paris, Switzerland, and particularly Italy (Turin, Florence, Pisa, Padua, Bologna and Venice), but sometimes it was happily extended to Greece and coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire. ![]() With virtually unlimited funds, they traveled throughout the European continent and very specially the Mediterranean area of it, commissioning paintings, purchasing antiques (also forgeries), and taking lessons of diverse kinds usually a mere pretext to enjoy the nice sunny weather and a truly intense social environment. Made in Georgian Era and sold as memorabilia in museums of London at the period.īeginning around 1650, young aristocrats embarked upon a rite of passage known as The Grand Tour of Europe, to enrich their education in Art, Architecture, Classic History, Languages, and Classic Culture. Very impressive small intaglio cameos usually with ancient Greece or Rome thematic. Some art historians argument that the scenes related to the education of a young Zeus or Jupiter has symbolic meanings linked to politics and social issues in the XVIII Century of Europe.Īntique 1700s - 1800s Grand Tour of Europe Souvenirs in the form of plaster cameos. The Education of God Jupiter is a recurrent motif on Baroque and Neoclassical art. Measures as shown, over 1 inch approximate. All gilt paper wrapped and numbered 48 as they should be. These intaglios came in there original wooden stacking trays and are very clean even if a few have rubbing on there high points. ![]() ![]() These are the original genuine plaster intaglios made circa 1800s to 1820s by Pietro Paoletti at Piazza del Spagna number 49 Rome, Italy. Very old and excellent crafted Cameo devoted to Greek and Roman mythology, in this case the cameo shows the Education of Jupiter. The Education of God Jupiter, Antique 1800s Georgian Period Plaster Cameo, Small Oval Cameo with Neoclassical Art, Vintage Grand Tour of Europe Souvenirs, Victorian Antiques and Collectibles for Home Decor, Italian Intaglio Cameos by Pietro Paoletti ![]()
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