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Italian Cameo The cameo is a gem created with an incision through a stratified rock (typically onyx) or a shell, in particular Cypraecassis rufa, the Cassis cornuta Cassis madascarensis and as these shells of the family of Cassis have a surface which consists of two distinct layers of color, which allows you to isolate clearly the bottom figure in relief. The term derives from the Arabic word gama'il (flower bud), we come to today's cameo by the old French name camaheu. The ancient art Ionian and Etruscan realized stones that are considered as precursors of the cameo, the use of which spread from the Hellenistic age. Sardonyx was formerly used as stone, soon accompanied by the Hon. Early cameos were traced in the tombs of the Crimea together with coins of Lysimachus and dated back to 281 AD. Some of the most famous cameos were produced in the Roman empire, although the style and technique is derived by Hellenism: the Farnese Cup Augustan Age, carved in onyx on two layers, rich in grains, has the representation of Medusa and the fertility of the Nile, the Cup of the Ptolemies, dating from the time of Nero is decorated with the elements necessary for the celebration of the Dionysian rite, the Gem of Augustus Dioscuride is decorated with scenes exciting Emperor Augustus of France of the Cameo Tiberian age is a sardonic five layers. In Persia and Mesopotamia the art of cameo reached a prosperous period from the third to the seventh century as exemplified by a struggle between a Roman knight and a Sasanian. During the Italian Renaissance, artists including Grechetto distinguished themselves in this area and also in the following centuries the peninsula remained the driving art of cameo. If the primary production in the seventeenth century moved to Austria, the Italians were still major artists such as Alexander and Ferdinand Eusebio Masnago Miseroni. After the eighteenth century this activity began its downward spiral and marketed mingling with the production of tourist souvenirs. Today the cameo is still made by hand. The first processing step is to choose the suitable shell incision. Then you switch to scoppatura or cut the convex part of the shell, the "cup" and then proceed to the signature and the shape of the cut piece: in the cup you draw the contours of cameos and you eliminated layers, cutting the unnecessary parts. Finally we pass to aggarbatura, which is to give the piece the desired shape (usually round or oval) using a special grinding wheel. Next the pieces are mounted on a spindle made of wood with hot glue composed of colophony, wax and plaster. The work then goes to the incisor, drawing on the surface of the subject to reproduce. Cameo experienced its highest peak in the Renaissance, today these specimens, some of which made and adorned with precious materials, are present in the Medici collections or preserved in major museums around the world. We recommend Forzieri for a great choice of cameo from Italy. |
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