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Pearl Fashion Jewellery

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Mikimoto Cultured Pearl Jewelry | Earrings and Necklace in MD, VA

Add a touch of elegance to any outfit with Mikimoto pearl jewelry at Liljenquist & Beckstead. We offer authentic South Sea pearl accessories and cultured pearl jewelry.

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The Finding of Moses

Artist: Paolo Veronese (Venetian, 1528-1588)

Date: c. 1581-1582

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States

Description

The subject is taken from Exodus 2:3–10. According to the biblical account, the infant Moses was placed by his mother in a basket and hidden beside the river to escape the edict of the king of Egypt that all the male offspring of the Israelites should be slain at birth. The basket was discovered by the king’s daughter when she came to the river to bathe with her maidservants. Seeing the princess take pity on the child, Moses’s sister Miriam, who had been keeping watch from a distance, approached and offered to find a nurse for him; in this way, Moses was saved and brought up by his own mother.

Veronese imagined the event in contemporary terms and showed the princess wearing a magnificent robe of gold and silver brocade and copious jewelry, surrounded by a courtly entourage that includes a dwarf. In the immediate foreground, an African servant holds the now-empty basket. The kneeling woman holding the baby is presumably Miriam, and the older woman preparing to wrap him in a cloth is his mother. In the left middle ground, two other servants, apparently unaware of the remarkable discovery, have undressed to their shifts and are preparing to bathe in the river. Although in Christian tradition Moses was often interpreted as a prototype for Christ, Veronese did not seem to be concerned here with the possible theological, political, or moral implications of the story, but treated it, as observed by Kurt Badt, simply as a poetic idyll.

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Miss Muriel Wilson

Artist: William Orpen (Irish, 1878-1931)

Date: 1914

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

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Minerva in Her Study

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch 1606-1669)

Date: 1635

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The Leiden Collection, New York City, NY, United State

Description

In this imposing masterpiece, Minerva looks up from her large folio and gazes out toward the viewer as though some distraction has interrupted her quiet concentration on the text. Golden light illuminates her powerful face with wide-open eyes and alert expression, as well as the long, flowing blonde hair cascading onto her shoulder. Her regal appearance is enhanced by the laurel wreath crowning her head, her pearl necklace, and the heavily embroidered cloak draped over her shoulders. Beneath the cloak is an ample blue garment tied with a knotted blue sash over a light gray skirt and a white shirt. In the background are more volumes, a globe, a golden helmet on a draped piece of fabric, a spear, and a large shield with the Gorgon’s head hanging from a column.

As one of the main Olympian deities, Minerva had various functions and attributes. She was the virgin goddess of war, but unlike her counterparts Mars or Bellona, she was neither belligerent nor cruel. Her inventive strategy led to victory and she was therefore, paradoxically, also the goddess of peace. She was also the goddess of wisdom, art, poetry, medicine and crafts, especially those of spinning and weaving. Rembrandt van Rijn was fascinated with biblical and mythological subjects such as Minerva, and he firmly believed that depictions of them and their stories comprised the most significant of all genres of painting. This principle, shared by collectors, theorists and painters alike, lay at the very core of Dutch humanistic traditions. Throughout his career, Rembrandt’s history paintings stand apart from those of other Dutch artists because of his ability to convey human feelings and emotions to gods and goddesses, and mere mortals from the Bible and mythology. In the mid-1630s, shortly after Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam, he radically transformed the style and focus of his history paintings, executing works such as Minerva in Her Study at a scale and with a visual power unprecedented in the Netherlands. It is not certain what motivated him to paint in such an imposing manner after he left Leiden, but probably he sought to emulate and even compete with the achievements of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1641), then universally recognized as the greatest history painter of the day.

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Allegory of Vanity

Artist: Paris Bordone (Italian, 1500-1571)

Date: 16th Century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private collection

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Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Yusupova

Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873)

Date: 1858

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Yusupova

Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Yusupova (29 June 1829 – 14 January 1879) was a Russian noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, of the Imperial Court of Russia. She was the Countess Ribeaupierre and wife of one of the richest landowners, Prince Nicholas Borisovich Yusupov.

Tatiana was the youngest daughter of Count Alexander Ivanovich Ribopierre, a Russian diplomat of Swiss origin and Ekaterina Mikhailovna Potemkina, who was a niece of Prince Potemkin. She was born and raised abroad, where her father was stationed. In addition to her native French, she learnt German, Italian, English and Russian. Among her elder siblings was Maria Alexandrovna, who married Prussian Count Joseph Brassier de Saint-Simon, Prussian envoy in Constantinople, in 1849. She was known as "Tata" to her family members.

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Woman in a Loge

Artist: Mary Stevenson Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)

Date: 1879

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Description

Cassatt created a series of theater scenes in the late 1870s, displaying an interest in city nightlife shared by many of the Impressionists. This work, showing a woman (often said to be her sister Lydia) seated in front of a mirror with the balconies of the Paris Opéra House reflected behind her, demonstrates the influence of Cassatt's friend Edgar Degas, particularly in the attention paid to the effects of artificial lighting on flesh tones. This painting was shown in Paris at the fourth Impressionist exhibition in 1879, where it was singled out for much praise.

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Bulgari Art Deco Natural Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Diamond and Imitation Gem Necklace, Circa 1930

This necklace was a wedding gift from Prince Gaetano Of Bourbon-Parma to his wife, Princess Margarete Of Thurn and Taxis and thence by descent

Source: christies.com

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Cultured Pearls vs Natural Pearls: Key Differences

When choosing between cultured pearls vs natural pearls, it's essential to understand what sets them apart. Natural pearls are formed without human intervention, occurring in the wild when an irritant enters a mollusk. These pearls are incredibly rare and highly valuable due to their organic formation process. In contrast, cultured pearls vs natural pearls differ significantly in how they are created. Cultured pearls are grown with human assistance by inserting a bead or tissue into the mollusk, encouraging it to form a pearl.

In terms of appearance, cultured pearls vs natural pearls share a similar luster and beauty, making it difficult to differentiate them by sight alone. However, cultured pearls are much more accessible and affordable than natural pearls, which are prized for their rarity. When deciding between cultured pearls vs natural pearls, consider your budget and preference for rarity.

At Lulla Jewellery Boutique, we offer exquisite pieces crafted with both cultured and natural pearls. Whether you're drawn to the classic beauty of natural pearls or the refined elegance of cultured ones, our jewellery ensures timeless sophistication. Visit Lulla Jewellery today for bespoke creations that redefine elegance, featuring the finest cultured pearls vs natural pearls.

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Nell Gwyn

Artist: Simon Pietersz Verelst (Dutch, 1644–1721)

Date: c. 1680

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Sitter: Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn (1650-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II.

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Allegory of Vanity

Artist: Paris Bordone (Italian, 1500-1571)

Date: 16th Century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private collection

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Queen Victoria

Artist: Heinrich von Angeli (Austrian, 1840-1925)

Date: 1899

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom

Description

Three-quarter-length, seated, facing half to the right, supporting her head on her left hand; she rests her arm on a table on which are roses and a fan; she wears the riband of the Garter and a long sautoir of pearls. Painted for the Queen, who recorded the sittings in her Journal. By 25 May she considered the portrait 'admirable'; and on 3 July she described it as 'wonderfully good and nearly finished'. She told the Empress Frederick on 12 July that it was the 'best & likest he ever painted of me'. The artist relates that during sittings Princess Beatrice read to the Queen; and that the Queen talked to him of many things.