Gemand

CameoTło dźwiękowe – Secret Garden; Papillon

Prezentację wykonała - Anna

GemIt is a small semi-precious stone,

sometimes precious, adorned with bas-relief. Here used two basic techniques for relief:

concave and convex. Decoration made in concave relief is called intaglio,

and in the convex relief is called cameo. Gems were particularly popular in Roman art,

especially during the early empire. That was when was made some of the finest examples of their

(Gemma Augustea and Great French Gemma ).

Intaglio – „Nero”

’The Punishment of Tityos’, rock crystal intaglio by Giovanni Bernardi, the British Museum

Intaglio with a portrait of Empress Julia Domna; Severan, Roman, Beryl

Cameo

This is a gem embellished with a convex relief.Often used a special technique of decorating,

through the use of the properties of some semi-precious stones, consisting of multicolored layers. A darker layer it was background of image

which was created in the brighter layer.

Gemma AugusteaWiedeń - Kunsthistorisches Museum.

VICTORIAN sterling & coral cameo lorgnette

VICTORIAN Bohemian garnets hinged bangle set with a portrait cameo of George Gordon, Lord Byron This unusual cameo bracelet is a lovely combination of garnets and shell cameo

VICTORIAN spectacular 15 carat yellow gold and shell figural cameo brooch, the Three Muses (or Three Graces) and Cherub or Cupid with harp, set wrapped in a snake with two tiny diamond eyes and an amazing pierced and decorated gallery

FLORAL bouquet shell cameo in a 14 karat yellow gold setting.

Brooch, hardstone, 9 karat rose gold, c. 1860, an allegorical depiction of Psyche, on the left, and Apollo, on the right, the central figure conveying the message

that "music feeds the soul," set in a plain gold frame, 2¼" w x 1¾"