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Giovanni Antonio Santarelli Italian
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The mild gray ground is a foil for delicate movement and ornament. Giovanni Santarelli’s original wax-on-slate model (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence) is oval. He expanded the compositional field onto a wider hexagon, from the outset sensing its suitability for a ring.
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Title: Dancing Amorini with Bacchic symbols
Artist:
Giovanni Antonio Santarelli (Italian, Manopello 1758–1826 Florence)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Italian, Florence
Medium: Onyx and gold
Dimensions: Overall: 11/16 x 1 1/8in. (1.7 x 2.9cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 17.5 x 26.8 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Object Number: 40.20.3
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