Hemispherical copper cup
“E cos’è, se non destino dell’uomo, questo portare il proprio fardello, bere il proprio calice?” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Hemispherical copper cup Adriatic-Byzantine art, 9th-10th century Full patina repoussé and engraved copper h. cm 10, d. cm 15 This cup, clearly ecclesiastical, is decorated all the way down its body with the figures of the […]
Bridal chest in gilded pastiglia
“Ci vorrebbe un baule dove poter includere tutti i cattivi ricordi e lasciarlo per sempre nella cassetta polverosa nella memoria.” Anonimo Bridal chest in gilded pastiglia Po valley master, first quarter of the 16th century h. cm 34 x l.cm 85 x p. cm 38 This extremely rare bridal chest in wood and gilded pastiglia […]
Processional Cross
“La croce è Dio che si è fatto carne e sangue, dicendo: ‘Anche io’.” Rob Bell Processional Cross Bone, bronze, emeralds and garnets Art of Ravenna, 11th – 12th century Cm 29 x 20 The cross in bone with bronze tips has a bronze plaque in the centre portraying Jesus, while the Madonna, Saint John […]