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Prado and Meadows Museum announce unprecedented partnership expansion

Jose de Ribera, Mary Magdalene, 1641. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. DALLAS, TX.- Building upon the success of the first two years of its partnership with the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, and in anticipation of this fall’s final originally planned...

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Tags: Diego Velazquez, Jose de Ribera

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11 juillet 2012

Jar. Central Asia (Samarqand), Timurid period, 1417–49.

Jar. Central Asia (Samarqand), Timurid period, 1417–49. White jade (nephrite). H. 14.5 cm; Diam. 16 cm. Inv. no. 328. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian This jug, produced in Samarqand, is considered to be one of the most famous...

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Tags: nephrite, white jade, Timurid period, 1417–49, Samarqand

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11 juillet 2012

The Diamond & Emerald necklace of Marie-Louise

The Diamond & Emerald necklace of Marie~Louise. The necklace is composed of 32 emeralds, 264 rose-cut diamonds and 864 brilliant-cut diamonds. The necklace set in gold and silver. This necklace of great historic value, and imperial provenance, was preserved...

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Tags: Marie-Louise

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11 juillet 2012

Marie-Louise Emerald and Diamond Diadem

Marie-Louise Emerald and Diamond Diadem ©Van Cleef & Arpels A gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to Marie Louise (his second wife and niece of Marie~Antoinette) on the occasion of their wedding, this incredible Diadem was just one component in the parure, or...

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11 juillet 2012

Footed bowl. Turkey, Iznik, c. 1510

Footed bowl. Turkey, Iznik, c. 1510. Fritware, painted underglaze. H. 22; Diam. 42 cm. Inv. no. 211. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Probably used for ritual ablutions, this bowl is one of the more remarkable creations from...

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Tags: Turkey, Iznik, 1510, Fritware

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11 juillet 2012

The Sancy Diamond

The Sancy Diamond. The Sancy Diamond a very interesting & colorful history. It is colorless, with a very faint greenish-yellow tint 55.23-carat shield-shaped stone. The stone was purchased in Constantinople in 1570, by the French Ambassador to Turkey,...

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11 juillet 2012

Brushpot. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Brushpot. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)/ Brown onyx. H. 15 cm. Inv. no. 109. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian This onyx brush-holder, carved in high and low relief, is shaped like a tree trunk, while the...

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Tags: brushpot, Brown onyx

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11 juillet 2012

The Hortensia Diamond

The Hortensia Diamond. The Hortensia diamond is a gorgeous and rare diamond with a Peachy~Pink color and weighing in at over 20 carats! It is a diamond of Indian origin, purchased by King Louis XIV and since then has been part of the French Crown Jewels....

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11 juillet 2012

Deep plate. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Deep plate. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). White porcelain with famille verte enamels. Diam. 36.3 cm. Inv. no. 961. Museu Calouste Gulbenkian © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian The complex and dense decorative pattern on this deep plate,...

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Tags: famille verte, Kangxi period, Dynasty

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11 juillet 2012

The Rubies Bracelets of Marie-Thérèse, duchesse d'Angoulême

The Rubies Bracelets of Marie~Thérèse, duchesse d'Angoulême These Bracelets were also part of a large parure belonging to Marie-Therese. It consisted of a coronet topped by an eagle, a tiara, comb, girandole earrings, belt buckle, and the two bracelets....

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Tags: Duchesse d'Angoulême, Marie-Thérèse

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