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| Ottavio Miseroni Bowl ca. 1590-1600 carved jasper with gold handles and mounts Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Giovanni Ambrogio Miseroni Venus and Cupid ca. 1600-1610 carved chalcedony Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Dionysio Miseroni Vessel 1641 carved emerald from Colombia, with faceted top and gold mounts Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Asymmetrical Bowl ca. 1603-1607 carved nephrite with enameled-gold mounts Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Shell-shaped Cup ca. 1600-1605 carved agate with enameled-gold mounts Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Bowl with Cover ca. 1610-15 carved agate with enameled-gold mounts Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
Oui, l'œuvre sort plus belle
D'une forme au travail
Rebelle,
Vers, marbre, onyx, émail.
. . .
D'une main délicate
Poursuis dans un filon
D'agate
Le profil d'Apollon.
. . .
Sculpte, lime, cisèle;
Que ton rêve flottant
Se scelle
Dans le bloc résistant!
– Théophile Gautier (1858)
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All finest art is seen
In forms that foil the blade
Unkeen –
Verse, marble, gem inlaid.
. . .
With deftest hand go trace
Over the agate rare
The face
Apollo once did wear.
. . .
Hew down and chisel fine.
So that thy dream be sealed
For sign
In stuff that will not yield!
– translation by Wilfred Charles Thorley (1920)
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| Dionysio Miseroni Vase of Flowers 1647-48 carved citrine vase with flowers of agate, jasper, chalcedony, and rock crystal, stems of silver Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Miseroni Workshop Hercules ca. 1590-1600 jasper cameo with gold mount Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Ceres ca. 1600-1610 chalcedony cameo with enameled-gold mount Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Venus and Cupid ca. 1602-1608 chalcedony cameo with enameled-gold mount Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Woman with a Fan ca. 1610 cameo in commesso relief with agate, jasper, carnelian and chalcedony Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Ottavio Miseroni Minerva ca. 1602-1605 agate and chalcedony cameo with enameled-gold mount Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Miseroni Workshop Herm in Niche ca. 1605-1610 agate, carnelian, jasper and mother-of-pearl Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Miseroni Workshop Herm in Niche ca. 1605-1610 agate, carnelian, jasper and mother-of-pearl Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |