Striking Realism of Renaissance engravings on crystal

The Lothar, or Susanna Crystal, c855-c869. Striking Realism of Renaissance engravings on crystal

Striking Realism of Renaissance engravings on crystal
The Lothar, or Susanna Crystal, c855-c869. The rock crystal is engraved with scenes of the story of Susanna as recorded in the Apocrypha. Each scene is accompanied by an inscription drawn from the Vulgate. In the first four scenes Susanna is shown accosted by the elders, falsely accused and convicted of adultery. The last scenes show the elders being questioned by Daniel, condemned for false witness and executed. The final scene shows Susanna declared innocent.

Cofanetto Farnese, gilded box of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese with rock crystal plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (between 1543-1544) Side view with Hercules (top),Force (left) and Minerva

Striking Realism of Renaissance engravings on crystal

Cofanetto Farnese, gilded box of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese with rock crystal plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi. Renaissance Arts & Crafts 16th

Crystal plaque, Renaissance Arts & Crafts 16th. Sbarri, Manno di Sebastiano. Cofanetto Farnese, gilded box of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese with rock crystal plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (between 1543-1544) Detail: Crystal plaque, naval battle

Cofanetto Farnese, gilded box of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese with rock crystal plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (between 1543-1544) Detail: Crystal plaque,boar hunt

Gilded box of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese with rock crystal plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (between 1543-1544) Detail: Crystal plaque,boar hunt. Cofanetto Farnese

Cofanetto Farnese, gilded box of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese with rock crystal plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (between 1543-1544) Detail: Crystal plaque,triumph of Bacchus

Rock-crystal plaque from the seal of Emperor Karl V. Battle of Pavia 1525 between the Holy Roman Empire and France.

Cofanetto Farnese. Gilded box of Cardinal A. Farnese. Detail: Rock-crystal plaque with battle scene (ca. 1547-1561).

Cofanetto Farnese. Gilded box of Cardinal A. Farnese. Detail: Rock-crystal plaque with battle scene (ca. 1547-61). Plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (ca. 1543-1544).

Cardinal A. Farnese. gilded box. detail: Rock-crystal plaque with battle scene (ca. 1547-61). Plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (ca. 1543-1544).

Work by Cofanetto Farnese. Gilded box of Cardinal A. Farnese. Detail: Rock-crystal plaque (ca. 1547-1561). Plaques by Giovanni dei Bernardi (1543-1544)

Cofanetto Farnese. Gilded box of Cardinal A. Farnese (ca. 1547-1561). Detail: close-up of two rock crystal plaques with battle scenes by Giovanni dei Bernardi (ca. 1543-1544).

Farnese. Gilded box of Cardinal A. Farnese (ca. 1547-1561). Detail: close-up of two rock crystal plaques with battle scenes by Giovanni dei Bernardi (ca. 1543-1544).