Zeus threatening Capaneus with lightning, attributed to Giovanni Calandrelli (c. 1820)[1]
The Poniatowski gems are a collection of over 2,600 engraved gems commissioned by Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833), a wealthy Polish nobleman, and passed off by him as genuine classical pieces. By the time of his death in 1833 it was becoming clear to scholars that the gems were instead early 19th-century neoclassical forgeries. The gems in Poniatowski's collection were auctioned as authentic antiques in 1839, but the auction was a failure, and the surrounding controversy depressed collector interest in engraved gems for years afterward. The gems were scattered, and many have been lost or mislaid. Today they are appreciated as excellent examples of neoclassical gem carving.
^ attributed to Calandrelli, Giovanni (c. 1820), "Zeus and Kapaneus", signed ΔΙΟϹΚΟΥΡΙΔΟΥ (Dioskouridou), engraved cornelian, 3.4 × 3.9 × 0.3 cm (1-5/16 × 1-9/16 × 1/8 in.), J. Paul Getty Museum No. 83.AL.257.9, CARC:T561
The Poniatowskigems are a collection of over 2,600 engraved gems commissioned by Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833), a wealthy Polish nobleman,...
called gem carving and the artists gem-cutters. References to antique gems and intaglios in a jewellery context will almost always mean carved gems; when...
auction (A catalogue of the very celebrated collection of antique gems of the Prince Poniatowski ..., No. 881), with whereabouts since unknown. "Stated Meeting...
Commonwealth—ruled by Catherine's former lover, King Stanisław August Poniatowski—was eventually partitioned, with the Russian Empire gaining the largest...
expected to wear military dress and "women [appeared] in evening gowns and gems. It was an explicit denial of the circumstances of his captivity". He formally...
that the original gems were ancient, noticing that (from the known signatures of Graeco-Roman engravers) the signatures on these gems suggested that engravers...
visible – have the shape of a fleur-de-lis. The entire crown, including the gems, as well as spaces between the fleurons, is rendered in gold. The charge...
Johann Frederich Struensee Madam Resourceful – Catherine of Russia and Poniatowski The victor of vendémiaire – Barras' Account of Bonaparte's Courtship...
officer medal collection and other collections of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. In order to create an Academy of Fine Arts, the king was planning to...
Prendeville, Photographic facsimiles of the antique gems formerly possessed by the late prince Poniatowski, accompanied by a description and poetical illustrations...
Chymist – Project Gutenberg Essay on the Virtue of Gems Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Gem and Diamond Foundation Experiments and Considerations...
(1733–1810), the head chef at the court of King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski of Poland. Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861–1937), Russian-born psychoanalyst...
practical steamboat Robert Tannahill (1774–1810) poet James Tassie (1735–1799) gem engraver and modeller Thomas Telford (1757–1834) civil engineer and architect...
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in Warsaw, summoned by a circular letter from King Stanisław August Poniatowski to respond to the Kingdom's threatened partition between three foreign...
improved during the realm of the last Polish king, Stanisław August Poniatowski, which marked a political and cultural revival in Poland. Unfortunately...
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