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Pendant with the Goddess Diana
In addition to religious motifs, Renaissance pendants often presented mythological or genre subjects. This example shows Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, accompanied by a dog and carrying her bow, quiver, and a horn. Analysis of the enamels confirmed a 16th-century date for the figural group; however, the enameling on the mount proved to be of a later date. As the design of the whole piece is typical of pendants designed by Hans Collaert (Flemish, before 1555-1609), which set a central figure within an elaborate frame of upturned, curvilinear details, it is possible that the later elements on the mount are restorations made due to damage to the original enamel, which chips easily.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. |
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1987 | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 1987 | Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977-1978 | The Triumph of Humanism: A Visual Survey of the Decorative Arts of the Renaissance. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/2023 | Technical Report | other |
| 10/20/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/22/1969 | Examination | survey |
| 5/11/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/17/1983 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 9/1/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/25/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/9/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/14/1992 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 4/18/2006 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for loan; examined for exhibition |
Geographies
Belgium, Antwerp
(Place of Origin)
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 x W: 2 1/16 in. (6.67 x 5.24 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.442