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Source Description
This ring uses naturally occurring color variations in a slice of agate to create a miniature relief of Cupid chasing a butterfly, which represents the human soul. Other neoclassical artists also represented this theme, perhaps most famously the marble by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, which is in the Louvre in Paris. The cameo is set in a pierced gold ring.
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Document identity
localId
28959
label
Ring with Cupid Chasing a Butterfly
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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28959
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring with Cupid Chasing a Butterfly
description
This ring uses naturally occurring color variations in a slice of agate to create a miniature relief of Cupid chasing a butterfly, which represents the human soul. Other neoclassical artists also represented this theme, perhaps most famously the marble by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, which is in the Louvre in Paris. The cameo is set in a pierced gold ring.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cameos
finger rings
gems
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.6
height
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H of bezel: 5/8 x W: 1/2 in. (1.59 x 1.27 cm)
Source extras
med
agate, gold
creator_ids
6200
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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072220cd35f0bc61