Cameo Brooch Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary, 2nd Half Of The XIX Eme Century

Rare three-layered chalcedony cameo depicting a profile of the Virgin Mary carrying her Immaculate Heart.
it is a three-layer cameo, made of carnelian, a variety of chalcedony (agate).
the profile of the Virgin Mary appears in white, her face turned to the left, she stands out against a deep pink background.
in the third layer of a deep orange-pink above Marie's profile, her immaculate heart appears to us.
take a good look at the details in the photos the heart of Mary is inflamed and adorned with flowers while being pierced.
The artist took advantage of the upper layer of the chalcedony to give this intense color to the flaming heart as well as part of the veil of the virgin.
Mary appears to us here wearing the veil with a beautiful face of neoclassical inspiration reminiscent of Greek Vestal Virgins.
a strong neoclassical inspiration in this probably Italian cameo.
beautiful thickness of the stone and no faults to report, look at the beauty of the face, the work on the hair and the pleating of the veil.
a work, a very balanced realization showing the mastery of the engraver.
This very luminous cameo is mounted as a brooch on a very beautiful openwork gold setting decorated with fleur-de-lis.
very beautiful frame whose fleur-de-lis reminds us of the purity of Mary and her faith directly linked to the symbolizing of her immaculate heart: purity and mercy as well as her absolute faith.
of course here everything is symbol.
work from the second half of the 19th century, probably Italian.
but the fact remains that this cameo in itself is a small masterpiece.
a very nice collector's item.
dimensions: 3.2 cm high for the cameo and 4 cm with the mount, 2 cm wide for the cameo and 3 cm with the mount.
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