Design for a Pendant

Design for a Pendant

RP-T-2016-2-10

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• number: ‘N.o II’

This design for a gold pendant presents Cupid and Psyche in an intimate embrace. The story of the two lovers symbolizes love conquering death. Jewellery commemorating great passions or deceased loved ones were hugely popular in the beginning of the 19th century. Romance and a taste for classical mythology come together in this pendant.

Ornamente aus vierhundert Jahren, Düsseldorf (C.G. Boerner, Neue Lagerliste nr. 55 (1970)), nr. 19; Geplante Schönheit, Entwurfszeichnungen für Kunsthandwerk & Ornament, Worpswede (Viebahn Fine Arts) 2015, nr. 17.

draughtsman: anoniem, Florence

c. 1805 - c. 1815

pen in bruine inkt, penseel in geel, lichtblauw en grijs

height 142 mm x width 108 mm

Gift of Inez Stodel

purchase 2015-11-10

Public domain

Ornamente aus vierhundert Jahren, Düsseldorf (C.G. Boerner, Neue Lagerliste nr. 55 (1970)), nr. 19; Geplante Schönheit, Entwurfszeichnungen für Kunsthandwerk & Ornament, Worpswede (Viebahn Fine Arts) 2015, nr. 17.

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200628587