Brooch
ca. 1610-1620 (made)
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Rings and other types of jewels were popular as tokens of love in the 1600s. This design of a heart pierced by arrows refers to Cupid and was widely used from the Renaissance. Cupid is the cherubic son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. He shoots his arrows into people's hearts which makes them fall in love. This jewelled locket was probably made in Prague, in a workshop of the Imperial Habsburg court.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold, set with table-cut diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Miniature painting in oil in metal |
| Brief description | A round brooch of enamelled gold, set with table-cut diamonds, rubies and emeralds. |
| Physical description | A jewelled locket of enamelled gold, set with table-cut diamonds, rubies and emeralds. In the centre, a ruby is set in a heart-shaped gold frame and pierced by two arrows. A locket in the back of the jewel contains the miniature portrait of a man. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Countess Harley Teleki |
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| Summary | Rings and other types of jewels were popular as tokens of love in the 1600s. This design of a heart pierced by arrows refers to Cupid and was widely used from the Renaissance. Cupid is the cherubic son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. He shoots his arrows into people's hearts which makes them fall in love. This jewelled locket was probably made in Prague, in a workshop of the Imperial Habsburg court. |
| Bibliographic reference | Munn, Geoffrey 'The triumph of love', (London, 1993), p. 35 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.461-1936 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2003 |
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