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| This early-17th-century nautilus cup is just one of too-many-to-count things gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by J. Pierpont Morgan. The silver gilt mounts depict Neptune riding a whale, with Jonah emerging unscathed from its mouth. (Even the shell alone would be beautiful enough, I think.) [To see more weekend reflections, visit James's meme.] |
Friday, July 5, 2013
Weekend Reflections
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elle est superbe cette coupe,impressionnante !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Coincidentally I was just thinking about J.P. Morgan before I came here. :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think about him all the time too. Doesn't everyone?
DeleteWhat a terrific object ! So baroque... Nice indeed !
ReplyDeleteThis cup is fabulous, and your reflection very beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteWhat an extraordinarily intricate piece of artwork, Alexa. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow that is a very spectacular artwork.
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