#Gold Leaf

[livesunique]

Golden Throne of Tutankhamun

New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1332-1323 BC. 

The luxurious armchair is distinguished by the complexity of its technique and an abundance of details. Two projecting lions’ heads protect the seat of the throne while the arms take the form of winged uraei or rearing cobras wearing the double Pschent crown of Egypt and guarding the cartouche names of the king.

The golden throne of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by the British archeologist Howard Carter. It was found beneath a hippopotamus funerary bed in the antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.

The throne is called (Ist) in Egyptian hieroglyphs after the name of the mother goddess Isis. who was usually depicted bearing a throne on her head as her characteristic emblem. It is made of wood and covered with gold and silver. It is ornamented with semi-precious stones and colored glass.

The throne meant, not only the link between the worlds of Gods and the people, but also majesty, stability, safety and balance. Since kings were considered Gods on earth, it may not be difficult to imagine Tutankhamun imposing his divine will over the rest of mortals while sitting on this golden throne.

Wood, gold leaf, silver, semi-precious stones, glass paste,

Height: 102 cm, Length: 54 cm, Width: 60 cm,

Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

[kelogsloops]

made a little painting about drifting in and out of sleep for my new artbook 😴

My first art book, ‘The Art of Kelogsloops’ is out now! It shares the artistic journey from my earliest drawings, to the paintings I make today. The book includes painting tutorials, art tips, advice on art style & an in-depth insight into how I make paintings from sketch, to finish.

If you'd like to check it out, you can find more info here: The Artbook

🎵 saidno - i'll miss u

#brbchasingdreams

[themitchiemitch]

The Kiss Gustav Klimt, c. 1907-1908 Oil and gold leaf on canvas

[albarrancabrera]

Albarran Cabrera   —–   Instagram

The Mouth of Krishna

2019, #427 Pigments, gampi paper and gold leaf

[pacificremains]

A beautiful smile

[letmeinimafairy]

Another Malevolent-inspired lover's eye, mother-of-pearl, tempera and gold leaf

[fyblackwomenart]

The Golden Progenitor by Alex Righetto

[marejadilla]

Stephanie Rew, "The Alchemist", oil, egg tempera and 24ct gold leaf on panel. B, 1971, Scottish painter based in Edinburgh, UK.

[tradingjack]

celestial bodies

[innavjuzhanina]

Working on the embellishments for the Jinx print 💙🖌️

It's available in the store in various formats 💜

[kelogsloops]

channeling some klimt & art nouveau inspiration for this little painting for my artbook! 😄 #brbchasingdreams 🎵 saidno. - floating

prints | tutorials

[thebeautifulbook]

CATHOLIC MISSALE ROMANUM (1889) with a magnificent binding made of gold-plated copper and brass. It is adorned with 180 cultured pearls and 68 precious stones (rubies and sapphires of simple quality, tourmalines, chrome diopsides, aquamarines, iolites, citrines, tiger's eyes, amethysts, phrenites, moonstones, smoky quartz, rock crystals and colored rock crystals, carnelian and much more). There are only 8 syntheses: the 4 large red corner stones and 2 smaller red stones in the binding as well as the 2 red stones in the book clasps are synthetic rubies - so-called corundums.

In 2008, this museum-quality treasure bindilng was created by the Fa. Schmuck-Werk goldsmiths in the style of the High Middle Ages. There is no exact historical model for this extraordinary book cover, which is unique in the world. However, all of the details, such as the shape of the filigree or the shape of the various gemstone and pearl settings, were inspired by actual medieval book bindings.

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[kabukiaku]

receive and consume….

redraw of a concert photo by Luke Sutton! Secondo just looked so ‘Saint-like’ in this photo, I had to recreate it. Done with alcohol-based markers, diluted gouache, watercolor pencils, and micron pens. 💙🧎‍♀️

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Portrait of Fritza Riedler.

Artist: Gustav Klimt

Date: 1906

Medium: Oil and gold leaf on canvas

[albarrancabrera]

Albarran Cabrera   —–   Instagram

The Mouth of Krishna

2024, #1033 Pigments, gampi paper and gold leaf.