#italian 17th century

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Fountain Mask of a Lion Italian, 17th century

Marble, with a bronze spout. 45cm., 17¾in. diameter.

[twirld]

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

[oldpaintings]

Armida, ca.1650 by Francesco Montelatici, known as Cecco Bravo (Italian, 1607--1661)

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Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749), "Landscape with Shepherds" (details). São Paulo Museum of Art.

[frostedmagnolias]

Italian Fan

17th century

Pitti Palace

[coffeeandstrawberries]

Grand Gallery at Palace of Venaria by Walter Pasquali

[tragediambulante]

The Ecstasy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1671-74

[escapismsworld]

The Three Graces

Marble relief carving

Late 16th/ early 17th century

Italian

[lionofchaeronea]

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), Artemisia Gentileschi, 1638-39

[random-brushstrokes]

Cecco del Caravaggio - A Musician (Conjurer), ca. 1610

[blondebrainpowered]

This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori Latin for ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

[twirld]

Guido Cagnacci (detail)

[oldpaintings]

Saint Dorothy by Bernardo Cavallino (Italian, 1616–1656)

[the-evil-clergyman]

The Toilette of Venus by Benedetto Gennari II (1674-84)

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Pendant

17th century

Gold, enamel, pearls, rubies

Italy

Cleveland Museum of Art

[oncanvas]

Three human skulls, study for "Democritus in Meditation", Salvator Rosa, 1662

Etching 5 9/16 x 3 ⅝ in. (14.2 x 9.2 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA