![]() Them everywhere.” 5 Unlike earlier work, however, cameos of the 4 According to French goldsmith andįontenay, “Cameos were much in style during the first Empire, they wore Trend by wearing splendid parures set with cameos and intaglios, in addition to As shown in portrait paintings, Empress Josephineīonaparte and the princesses of the French imperial house set a new fashion Their commitment to reinvigorate and promote Roman artistic traditions.īreathed new life into the production of cameos and intaglios at the beginning 3 They encouraged and supported this new production as part of The market as well as new works of exclusively Roman “modern”Įngravers. The nineteenth century, when the Castellani acquired ancient stones coming on In addition the creation ofĬameos and intaglios had constituted one of the finest and most vitalĮxpressions of Roman artistic craftsmanship in the eighteenth century,Ĭelebrated and admired all over Europe. Had been used in jewels of the ancient world and of the fifteenth and sixteenthĬenturies, all of which inspired the Castellani. Renaissance, and modern intaglios and cameos for their jewels. Periods, and to examine the dealings the Castellani had with contemporary Roman The production of jewels with engraved stones, whether ancient or of later Represents a first attempt to document, with the support of archival material, The topic has sometimes led to unreliable datings of such works. Has not been analyzed in detail until now. 1 Yet theirĭesign and manufacture during the seventy-odd years of the workshop’s activity One of the most striking features of the Castellani production. Nineteenth century, in various types of jewels and other valuable objects is The use of carved hardstones, dating from antiquity to the 103–128.įrom the exhibition: The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry. ![]() New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004. ![]() Published for The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York. Originally published in Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry, edited by Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker.
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