Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid
by Valerio Belli, 1500
Details
- Year
- 1500
- Medium
- rock crystal intaglio, gilded from reverse with gold and silver, backed with lapis lazuli, mounted in a gold pendant
- Size
- Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Valerio Belli sculpted this Roman/Italian work, dating to early 1500s. Made from rock crystal intaglio, gilded from reverse with gold and silver, backed with lapis lazuli, mounted in a gold pendant, it measures Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.).
It's part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, in the European Painting and Sculpture department. The museum offers free admission and makes its collection available through an open-access program with CC0 images.
