NAPLES circa 1840-1860 - CAMEUS - Saint Michael overcoming the...
NAPLES circa 1840-1860 - CAMEUS - Saint Michael overcoming the devil
Important oval shell cameo representing St. Michael striking down the devil, based on a painting by Guido Reni (1635) kept in the church of Santa Maria della Concezione de Cappuccini in Rome. 18 k (750 thousandths) yellow gold frame encircling the shape of the cameo, finished with a scrolled border engraved with foliage and a similarly engraved bélière ring.
Italy, Naples circa 1840-1860
Height (with belly): 6.5 cm - Gross weight: 13 g
Finely chiselled, our cameo takes up very precisely the work of Reni, adapting the posture of Lucifer's hands to the oval shape of the stone.
Saint Michael, or "Quis ut Deus" meaning "Who is like God?", is one of the seven major archangels, he is head of the heavenly militia of the angels of Good.
Saint John reveals it in Revelation: "And there was a battle in heaven: and Michael and his angels had to fight against the Dragon. The Dragon also fought with his angels, but he was not the strongest; for them now there is no place in heaven. "(Revelation 12:7-8). Prince of the Archangels, St. Michael here wears Roman military garb. His tunic hides nothing of the powerful muscles of his bust. The fabrics fly away, accompanying the gesture that will be fatal to the fallen angel. In the distance, flames are those of hell, the final destination of the demon, expelled from Paradise. "Yes, he was rejected, the great Dragon, the Serpent of the origins, the one called Devil and Satan, the seducer of the whole world. "(Revelation 12:9).
Provenance:
- Collection of an apostolic nuncio from the middle of the XIXth century.
- Kept in his family until today. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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NAPLES circa 1840-1860 - CAMEUS - Saint Michael overcoming the devil
Important oval shell cameo representing St. Michael striking down the devil, based on a painting by Guido Reni (1635) kept in the church of Santa Maria della Concezione de Cappuccini in Rome. 18 k (750 thousandths) yellow gold frame encircling the shape of the cameo, finished with a scrolled border engraved with foliage and a similarly engraved bélière ring.
Italy, Naples circa 1840-1860
Height (with belly): 6.5 cm - Gross weight: 13 g
Finely chiselled, our cameo takes up very precisely the work of Reni, adapting the posture of Lucifer's hands to the oval shape of the stone.
Saint Michael, or "Quis ut Deus" meaning "Who is like God?", is one of the seven major archangels, he is head of the heavenly militia of the angels of Good.
Saint John reveals it in Revelation: "And there was a battle in heaven: and Michael and his angels had to fight against the Dragon. The Dragon also fought with his angels, but he was not the strongest; for them now there is no place in heaven. "(Revelation 12:7-8). Prince of the Archangels, St. Michael here wears Roman military garb. His tunic hides nothing of the powerful muscles of his bust. The fabrics fly away, accompanying the gesture that will be fatal to the fallen angel. In the distance, flames are those of hell, the final destination of the demon, expelled from Paradise. "Yes, he was rejected, the great Dragon, the Serpent of the origins, the one called Devil and Satan, the seducer of the whole world. "(Revelation 12:9).
Provenance:
- Collection of an apostolic nuncio from the middle of the XIXth century.
- Kept in his family until today. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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