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Source Description
The unusual pendant is made from a copper panel with oil paintings on both sides, encased in double cabochon rock-crystal, set in a collar of silver filigree enamel. One side depicts the Annunciation to the Virgin, the other, the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. The miniature paintings are magnified by the crystal.
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Document identity
localId
37492
label
Presentation of the Virgin/ Transfiguration
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
37492
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Presentation of the Virgin/ Transfiguration
description
The unusual pendant is made from a copper panel with oil paintings on both sides, encased in double cabochon rock-crystal, set in a collar of silver filigree enamel. One side depicts the Annunciation to the Virgin, the other, the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. The miniature paintings are magnified by the crystal.
provenance
Morton Rosenbaum, Philadelphia [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by purchase.
date
19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants
icons
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
rock crystal, skan enamel, copper, gems
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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