Moulded brown glass paste intaglio reproducing ancient sculpture of Rome in the early 19th century. Renaissance writers treated the story as a philosophical allegory of the search of the soul [Psyche] for union with Desire [Eros]. The outcome is pleasure.
Nineteen Tassie's copies from Pichler's Gems, illustrative of Roman history, mythology, and celebrated groups (X436.1-19). Some are from Marchant. These gems are by well-known engravers reproducing famous sculptures in Rome, such as the Apollo Belvedere and the Lacoon. The collection is in a green morocco case (X436.20).
Materials
Glass
On display?
No
Further description
Simple name
Intaglio
Dimensions
framed: 2.3000cm (h) x 1.5000cm (w)
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