Re: Swedish Cameo tiara....is it possible... Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on December 16, 2011, 4:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Swedish Cameo tiara....is it possible..."
I agree. You have discovered strong evidence to suggest the tiara had been altered. --Previous Message-- : but it doesn't make sense why the artist would : change such obvious elements around the : palmette (in between cameos)if in fact they : were gold at that time? and he decided to : paint pearls within these elements...it : takes more time an effort to paint each : pearl than to just do gold element as we see : on Cameo tiara today... : : I understand when artist exaggerates actual : size of the stones or tiara itself, which we : have seen on numerous paintings posted on : this board, but never I have seen such : difference in "actual" detail : presentation. : : I am absolutely sure that there were changes : made to this tiara...changes that we might : learn someday : : : : --Previous Message-- : The 'outer wings' of pearls between the : cameos : (in the painting) are in fact the gold leafs : in the modern photo (done a bit clumsy (or : demanded to do so) in the painting. : : You can see there are 5 'arms' in the : palettes (both in the painting and modern : photo) and then the gold wings (which look : like pearl wings in painting). : : These wings/leafs are not done correctly : according to moderne photo standard. : : The same goes for the motifs in the base : (under the cameos) - but if you look : carefully in the pearl pattern, you can see : that they are in fact clumsy reproductions : of what you can see in the modern photo. : : The number of 'arms' in the 'palmette' shape : (7 arms) is the same as in the modern photo. : : So my guess is that no alternations have : been made, just that there details were a : bit clumsy painted by the painter... : :o) : : : : :
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