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Cameo Appearances Back to main page for this exhibition Head of Medusa, ca. 1830–40 Benedetto Pistrucci, (Italian, 1783–1855) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2003 (2003.431) Cameo Set: Tiara, Brooch, and Necklace, mid-19th century Cameos: Luigi Saulini; Designer of gold settings: Sir John Gibson, R.A.; Goldsmith: Fortunato Pio Castellani Tiara: Toilet of Nausicaä; Brooch: Bust of Apollo (after the head of the Apollo Belvedere); Necklace (set of four cameos): Cupid and Psyche kissing; Discobolos; Cupid with the bow; athlete bearing a large hoop. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Milton Weil Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ethel Weil Worgelt, 1940 (40.20.55a-c) Cameo with a Portrait of Cosimo I de'Medici, 1567–86 Italian (Florence) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Milton Weil Worgelt Collection, 1938 (38.150.13) Photo: Schecter Lee A Sleeping Shepherdess in the Moonlight, second half of 16th century Alessandro Masnago, ca. 1576–1612 Italian (Milan) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Milton Weil Collection, 1938 (38.150.33) Cameo of Charles V (1500–1558) and his son Philip II (1527–1598) (obverse), 1550 Leone Leoni (Italian, 1509–1590) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Milton Weil Collection, Gift of Ethel S. Worgelt, 1938 (38.150.9) Cameo of Isabella of Portugal, wife of Charles V and mother of Philip II (reverse), 1550 Leone Leoni (Italian, 1509–1590) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Milton Weil Collection, Gift of Ethel S. Worgelt, 1938 (38.150.9) Phaeton Driving Apollo's Chariot, ca. 1876 Adolphe David (French, 1828–1896) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Milton Weil Collection, 1940 (40.20.12) Nessus and Deianira, after Thorvaldsen, 1815–20 Giuseppe Girometti (Italian, 1779–1851) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Purchase, Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2004 (2004.164)

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