The Art of Crafting Gold (Houston)
This conversation will make you discover centuries of tradition and craftsmanship.
Travel the world to explore four main techniques of gold workmanship. From hammering to granulation, explore the virtuosity of goldsmithing through time, an art able to transform a natural element into real pieces of art.
With Inezita Gay-Eckel, Jewelry Historian and Teacher at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
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Paul Paradis, Art Historian, Decorative Arts and Jewelry Specialist, Teacher at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
This talk will take place in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on Friday February 25th at 6pm
Photo - Gold pendant with flower and phoenix designs, Song to Ming Dynasty, 960-1644, Mengdiexuan Collection ©L’École Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Picspark Co