Free shipping on orders over $99
Cameo Appearances

Cameo Appearances

by James David Draper
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/07/2008

Share This Book:

 
$29.99
The engraving of hardstones is a time-honored practice that goes back several millennia. The Greeks refined the art, and they introduced in about the fifth century b.c. what we now call cameos: precious and semiprecious stones carved in projected relief. As fanciful curiosities and as miraculous unions of art and nature, cameos have been prized and collected since ancient times. This book presents a selection of more than one hundred magnificently carved gems from the unparalleled collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The text traces the origins of cameos in classical antiquity, their rare occurrences in the Middle Ages, their efflorescence from the 16th to the 19th century, and their spread to the New World.
ISBN:
9780300141450
9780300141450
Category:
Art styles not defined by date
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-07-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
56
Dimensions (mm):
278x217x4mm
Weight:
0.24kg

Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available

Reviews

Be the first to review Cameo Appearances.