Have been rolling around in my head the possibility of Tristan & Isolde. I'm only familiar with the story of Tristram as it is told as part of Le...
Do you mean in particular the pink conch shell one? Conch is pretty tough, & the elbow is not in such high relief as to be detached; the arm...
According to this site https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/551081/collective-nouns-groups-animals a group of turtles is called a bale (#19)....
A new one to batter our brains against. I call it the Separated Lovers. I don't think the story represented is from classical mythology;...
This gal covets the turtle & is totally envious of the price. Don't you think she would be happier if she came to live with others? Margaret...
Most of these, with cameo examples, are on my web site. Profiles>Allegorical>Geniuses. Material may be restricted to registered users.
Not all of mine are cameos: [ATTACH] A locket with an enamel painting on the unglazed side of a porcelain cabochon, which makes the matte black...
He does gestalt a lot like oxen guy. Think they are all wearing those short, soft skirts. In the most elaborated cameo version the skirt looks...
Think you mean the man on the right? I think he is just protecting the youth. It would have been easier to hide an arm than to have to do both...
That is precisely the way I read it. A somewhat different take is just occurring to me: although he is not using force, is the central figure...
I hadn't thought of this Biblical sale. Wouldn't there be more men involved, the brothers? At least it's something new to consider. It just...
Gold washed silver may be more accurate.
She's quite nice & has a sweet demeanor. I think I have at least 5 of her, of varying quality. Now that the cat is out of the bag, I wrote them...
Also Thorvaldsen: https://www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/collections/work/A424 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
He does look like he's wearing part of a Roman soldier's armor, at least as we see it in the movies. To me he looks unclad above the waist? Do...
Thanks for letting me know. Just learned something about using links within the site. Think it's working now. Let me know if not.
Maybe Joel?
Cameos are metastasizing on Antiquers: Cameo Art Help Needed
The requested companion thread: Cameo Art Help Needed
One of the things cameo lovers do is to try to identify the persons or scenes depicted and further to identify the work of fine art or literature...
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