Venus Marina, Cupid at Her Side
Benedetto PistrucciWW-1815-537082
1815·Onyx, gold·Visible cameo, overall: 1 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (4.5 x 3 cm), 45.3 x 30 mm; Overall (in setting): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Catalogue
- Year
- 1815
- Medium
- Onyx, gold
- Dimensions
- Visible cameo, overall: 1 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (4.5 x 3 cm), 45.3 x 30 mm; Overall (in setting): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Benedetto Pistrucci
Artist
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Benedetto Pistrucci
Sculpture
Benedetto Pistrucci was an Italian gem-engraver, medallist and a coin engraver, probably best known for his Saint George and the Dragon design for the British sovereign coin. Pistrucci was commissioned by the British government to create the large Waterloo Medal, a project which took him thirty years to complete.
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- Benedetto Pistrucci
- Year
- 1815
- Medium
- Onyx, gold
- Dimensions
- Visible cameo, overall: 1 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (4.5 x 3 cm), 45.3 x 30 mm; Overall (in setting): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1815-537082
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified