Before the Renaissance, jewelry had never been worn in such abundance by both men and women. Never had sovereigns and their courts sparkled with such splendor.
Combining great technical skill and infinite imagination, rings, pendants, bracelets, and belts became the embodiment of a Renaissance that was worn on one’s person, influenced by antiquity and references to the great masters of the Renaissance.
For the exhibition "Gold and Glitter: Renaissance Jewels" at the Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse, Julie Rohou, Heritage Curator and Exhibition Curator, and Marie-Laure Cassius-Duranton, Lecturer-Researcher at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, invite visitors to discover jewels steeped in meaning, fusing the personal and pomp, self-expression and reflections of the society in which they were produced.
Online Conversation:
Tuesday, May 13th
at 7 p.m. (Japan time)
In English
with simultaneous interpretation in Japanese, French, Cantonese and Mandarin
Wednesday, May 14th
at 2 a.m. (Japan time)
In French
with simultaneous interpretation in English
Photo:
Cupid
Germany or Netherlands, circa 1590-1620
Chased and enameled gold, rubies, diamonds and pearls
© RMN-GP (Musée de la Renaissance, Château d'Ecouen) / M. Rabeau