Italian Grey Agate Ring With Renaissance Cupid Cameo

Period: late 16th century - early 17th century

Dimensions: 1,3 x 1,0 cm

Ring size: 7 1/4 

Weight: 5,68 gr

Il cammeo è realizzato in agata grigia, databile tra la fine del XVI e l’inizio del XVII secolo, e inserito in una montatura contemporanea in oro 18 carati che riprende lo stile rinascimentale, con una filigrana esterna, una scanalatura e una decorazione a rilievo che contribuisce a risaltare la raffigurazione centrale, in ottime condizioni conservative e di grande pregio artistico. Il cammeo riporta una raffigurazione di Cupido di profilo, di cui si scorgono le piccole ali sulla schiena, soggetto che fu particolarmente amato in epoca rinascimentale in quanto dio dell’amore e del pathos, oltre che simbolo dell’amicizia, aspetti che lo portarono ad essere particolarmente adorato anche in poesia, come nel Simposio di Platone o, in epoca alessandrina, nella favola di Amore e Psiche. 

 

The cameo is made of grey agate, dating back to the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century, and inserted in a contemporary 18k gold frame that recalls the Renaissance style, with an external filigree, a groove and a relief decoration which helps to highlight the central representation, in excellent conservative conditions and of great artistic value. The cameo shows a depiction of Cupid in profile, of which the small wings on his back can be seen, a subject that was particularly loved in the Renaissance era as a god of love and pathos, as well as a symbol of friendship, aspects that led him to be particularly adored also in poetry, as in Plato's Symposium or, in the Alexandrian era, in the fable of Cupid and Psyche.

Price: € 7.500
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