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Cameo Appearances
March 8, 2005–January 29, 2006
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Special Exhibitions Gallery
Spurred by the recent acquisition of a superb jasper carving of the head of Medusa by Benedetto Pistrucci, this exhibition examines the art of hardstone carving. It traces cameo carving from Greco-Roman antiquity to the Renaissance; illuminates differences, such as those between cameos and intaglios; touches upon the making of cameo glass; and highlights the Metropolitan’s splendid holdings of Neoclassical Italian cameos by first-rate carvers such as Pistrucci, Girometti, and Saulini.
The exhibition is made possible by The David Berg Foundation.
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