Paper/Watercolour Neoclassical Miniature Pendant
Often when critiquing a Neoclassical piece with art, you’ll often find me reference the quality of the painting itself. Be…
Nelson Memorial Miniature
Horatio Nelson’s death in 1805 during the Battle of Trafalgar was a landmark in the Napoleonic Wars and also for…
“Le Plus Loin Le Plus Serre” – “The further the distance the tighter the knot” Sepia Miniature
Upon the advent of the Neoclassical influence upon art, culture and jewellery post-1765, the presentation of love and grief within…
Mystery Solved: Identity Discovered Behind Ship Ring
For those of you who are new here, or who are not familiar with the wonderfully informative article that Hayden…
The Further the Distance the Tighter the Knot; Eternity and Romantic Symbolism on a French Sepia Miniature
I was going to write about more about memento mori today, but with presenting such lovely and emotionally charged pieces…
Simple But Effective, Watercolour Hairwork Pendant
Often when critiquing a Neoclassical piece with art, you’ll often find me reference the quality of the painting itself. Be…
Simple But Effective, Watercolour Hairwork Pendant
This particular painting is obviously very instant. Detail to the piece is quite low considering the complexity of the depiction and yet the hairwork on the reverse is quite delicate, with the Albert curl and gold wire cipher. This is set in a low-grade pendant and underneath glass, so what can we make of it?
The Further the Distance the Tighter the Knot; Eternity and Romantic Symbolism on a French Sepia Miniature
Symbolism and beauty are two words to describe this French piece. The two birds (winged souls) tying together the knot of eternity and love as the ship is sailing away from the castle on top of a cliff face. The boat can be taken as a literal interpretation of sentimental distance, or as the passage of a soul towards the afterlife, however as the boat shows its passage towards the horizon, then one can expect that the symbolism falls into the latter. When combined with the eternity knot, the sentiment of love shows a love forever unbroken despite any figurative distance.
Spotlight On: Ship Mourning Ring
There are several layers of sentimentality in this ring and many stories that can be told simply by glancing at…
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