Gold and amethyst parure donated by Maria Luigia to one of her palace ladies
The original set consists of a necklace, two pendants and a brooch, for a total of twelve table-cut and fourteen drop-shaped amethysts. Another pair of lobe earrings with clips was added to the set in an unspecified period. The red gold filigree alternates in the necklace and in the pendants small embossed leaves in which the table-cut stones and the
Benvenuto Cellini (1500 – 1571)
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Museo Glauco Lombardi (Parma, Italy)
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About this artwork
- Title: Gold and amethyst parure donated by Maria Luigia to one of her palace ladies
- Artist: Benvenuto Cellini
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museo Glauco Lombardi
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
