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Dancing Amorini with Bacchic symbols

late 18th–early 19th century
Not on view
The mild gray ground is a foil for delicate movement and ornament. Giovanni Santarelli’s original wax-on-slate model (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence) is oval. He expanded the compositional field onto a wider hexagon, from the outset sensing its suitability for a ring.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dancing Amorini with Bacchic symbols
  • Artist: Giovanni Antonio Santarelli (Italian, Manopello 1758–1826 Florence)
  • Date: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Culture: Italian, Florence
  • Medium: Onyx and gold
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11/16 x 1 1/8in. (1.7 x 2.9cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 17.5 x 26.8 mm
  • Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
  • Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.20.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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