Youth
Relief
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The inscription on the left (V.Francoschina: AE: S: 18; V Francoschina at the age of eighteen) implies that this is a portrait, but both it and its companion, representing Age, may also be allegories of the transcience of earthly beauty.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Youth |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Wax, Italian (possibly Emilian), 17th century |
| Physical description | Oval relief in coloured wax. The relief, which is built up on a black glass ground, shows a girl in half-length naked to the waist with elaborately dressed fair hair and a necklace. Her left hand rests on her right breasts, and in her right hand she holds a bouquet of lowers. Below she wears a white dress and red cloak. The relief is framed by blue curtains with a gold edge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'V.FRANCOSCHINA:AE:S:18'. (Inscribed on the left. The inscription indicates the miniature as representing a stock character named ‘Franceschina’ from the Commedia dell’arte, an early form of professional theatre originating in Italy. In early Commedia performances, the female servant figure often went by Franceschina or Smeraldina. In this wax miniature a green curtain with a border of gold and painted flowers suspends from the top of the image, framing the female figure and creating the setting of a stage.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lady de Gex |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Lady de Gex. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The inscription on the left (V.Francoschina: AE: S: 18; V Francoschina at the age of eighteen) implies that this is a portrait, but both it and its companion, representing Age, may also be allegories of the transcience of earthly beauty. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.67-1938 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2004 |
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