Lot 292 | A renaissance heliotrope intaglio set in a modern massive gold ring. Erotic scene. 17th century.

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A renaissance heliotrope intaglio set in a modern massive gold ring. Erotic scene. 17th century.

A renaissance heliotrope intaglio set in a modern massive gold ring. Erotic scene.

17th century.

The scene shows an helmeted warrior taking a naked young woman from behind, their faces facing each other. In the field, shield and spear. Groundline. With rounded hoop extanding on broader shoulders into an oval bezel where the intaglio is inserted. Small gold integration on the edge of the stone. Parallels: for the subject and the scene, see Le gemme dei Medici al Museo degli Argenti. Cammei ed intagli nelle collezioni di Palazzo Pitti, n. 511 p. 374, erotic scene inspired by the Modi of Marcantonio Raimondi after the drawings of Giulio Romano.

Int diam 20 mm; intaglio 15x17 mm; 19 gr.