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theancientwayoflife · 1 year

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~ Ring.

Date: 1550-1575

Place of origin: Europe

#16th century #16th century art #16th century jewelry #history #museum #archaeology #ring #jewelry #1550 #1575

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memories-of-ancients · 5 months

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Gold, emerald, and enamel pendant depicting a caravel, Spain, circa 1580.

from The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

#history #antiquities #art #jewelry #jewellery #16th century

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frostedmagnolias · 2 months

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Salamander pendant

late 16th century

Victoria and Albert Museum

#pendant #jewelry #jewellery #16th century #fashion history #1500s #frostedmagnolias

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zegalba · 1 year

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The Fall of Icarus, made in Italy in the late sixteenth century. A cameo (agate, onyx) with a gold frame. 2.7 x 2.4cm (a square inch). Some of the waves are less than 1mm.

#the fall of icarus #icarus #cameo #jewelry #gold #onyx #white #italy #16th century

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amatesura · 2 years

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pendants ca. 1500-1600

Rijksmuseum

#pendant #pendants #jewelry #jewellery #16th century #17th century #*

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disease · 2 months

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A memento mori pendant (circa 1540) found in England paints a vivid picture of mortality. The inscription, however, has a more solacing message: Christ’s resurrection redeems sins.

#jewelry #victorian #memento mori #decorative art #16th century #trinkets #u

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howlsnteeth · 4 months

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Oh no, That’s the path that you chose, A true hedonist indeed.

(edit/reupload, character uses he/him)

#sorry some things have constantly bugged me about the other upload so i needed to fix it #aurelio #oc #my sweet hedonistic hypochondriac isolating marquess #lyrics from #but never a key by dirt poor robins #furry #borzoi #renaissance oc #still proud of the necklace i spent ages studying literal jewelry from the 16th century

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maertyrer · 2 years

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Unknown Artist St. Sebastian

Pendant, silver and rock crystal, gilded, 9.9 x 5 x 1.2 cm, ca. 1510-20

#saint #sebastian #martyr #martyrdom #jewelry #jewellery #pendant #16th century

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resplendentoutfit · 5 months

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Joos van Cleve (Dutch, c. 1485-1540/1541) • Portrait of Eleanor of Austria • c. 1530 • Musée Condé, Oise, France

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The Resplendent Outfit: The outrageous, extravagant, sometimes humorous and often beautiful outfits worn by subjects of old portraits; captioned, as an attempt at satire; a little history occasionally thrown in the mix.

Outrageous

Extravagant ✅️

Humorous

Beautiful ✅️

#art #painting #portrait #royal portraits #eleanor of austria #joos van cleve #beautiful jewelry in paintings #16th century european art #royal portrait #dutch artist #dutch art #the resplendent outfit #art blog #historical portrait #art appreciation

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arthistoryanimalia · 1 year

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Happy belated #NationalFerretDay (2 April)!

Pendant in the form of a ferret Northern European, 16th century Gold, partly enameled, set with rubies and diamonds; pearls 3 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (8.9 × 4.8 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 41.100.26

#ferret #European art #Northern European art #16th century art #metalwork #jewelry #jewellry #pendant #decorative arts #gold #gemstones #enamel #Metropolitan Museum of Art New York #animal holiday #National Ferret Day #animals in art

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toanunnery · 1 year

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