Holymother with Jesus Christ
This cameo is engraved with the Madonna and baby Jesus. In the Byzantine period, this type of depiction symbolized a very specific Christian concept, where the Madonna represented the Church, and the child Jesus, always depicted wearing philosopher's clothes, its founder. As the centuries pass, the drawing changes, both in meaning and in design, making the subjects more and more normal, symbolizing the concept of love.
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- Catalogue / Shell Cameos / Customized Sardonyx.
This cameo is engraved with the Madonna and baby Jesus. In the Byzantine period, this type of depiction symbolized a very specific Christian concept, where the Madonna represented the Church, and the child Jesus, always depicted wearing philosopher's clothes, its founder. As the centuries pass, the drawing changes, both in meaning and in design, making the subjects more and more normal, symbolizing the concept of love.
Traditional cameo engraving
Traditional cameo engraving
When we talk about cameo engraving, we immediately associate the idea of the cameo, the jewel obtained by the engraving of a shell or a layered stone. In reality, the cameo engraving includes all the processes that consist of engraving a woma ...more
