Re: Swedish Cameo tiara....is it possible... Archived Message
Posted by ErikS on December 15, 2011, 2:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Swedish Cameo tiara....is it possible..."
The design of the tiara is extremely detailed. It seems unlikely to me that: - the Queen posed for the painter until he got every detail right - the painter had separate access to the tiara in order to depict the tiara precisely as it is So I'd say: artistic liberty but on practical grounds. Erik --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : Curious to hear what : other think : : : Is it possible that the perceived changes : are little more than artistic liberty? : : It could have very well beeen modified, : though artists have been known to exaggerate : the imagery of jewellery to evoke a sense of : heightened granduer. : : I am by no means as keen an eye for such : things as you Tamara, so you may very well : be spot on. : : RE :
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