Daphnis and Chloe
This large carved cameo in onyx, a mineral in which bands of color alternate, is signed on the lower edge by its maker, Henri Louis François (1841-1896). A note in pencil on the side of the piece reads "Unfinished when died - from sculptor's widow."The cameo depicts the story...
Artifact
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25577
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_42.97_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_42.97_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_42.97_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.97 |
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