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Maria Elisa Pistrucci British
Benedetto Pistrucci taught gem carving to his children. This is an exceedingly rare tribute from a carver to her father and mentor. The buoyant curls and muttonchops above the timelessly classical drapery at the neck are easily interpretable as silvery white marks of distinction.
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Title: Portrait of Benedetto Pistrucci
Artist:
Maria Elisa Pistrucci (British, 1824–1881, active London and Rome)
Date: ca. 1850
Culture: British, probably London
Medium: Sardonyx
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.9 x 3.3 x 0.7 cm); 38.7 x 32.5 x 6.8 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: Purchase, Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso Gift, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2003
Object Number: 2003.464
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