Lalique France ' , stopper repaired. He began his career as a jewellery designer, then opened his first glassworks in OThe Lalique glassworks produced glass A magnificent celebration of the life and work of one of the world's finest glass designers and makers offers close-up, full-color reproductions of his innovative and distinctive designs.
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To learn more, view our Privacy Policy. Log In Sign Up. Unfollow Follow Unblock. Bachelor's degree in History of Art Thesis Chapters. Publication Date: Despite his French origins, the artist travelled frequently to Great Britain, where he met some of his Despite his French origins, the artist travelled frequently to Great Britain, where he met some of his inspiration sources.
As proof of its quality, this pendant was acquired by the great Armenian collector Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian in , for the amount of francs AFCG, MCG — the equi- valent of approximately euros today. Besides their relationship as collector and artist, due to their similar tastes and interests they eventually became close friends. In this way, Gulbenkian assem- bled one of the biggest and most exceptional collections of artworks made by the jeweller.
Photography: Carlos Azevedo 2. The core of the piece consists in a sculpted plate made of rock crystal quartz. At the front, the head of a man arises, carved in high relief, to kiss his beloved one. On the other side, the head of a woman, engraved on the back of the same plate as an intaglio, gently returns the kiss with her eyes closed Ferreira, Hence, it looks like the pair is wandering in a field of fog, as in a fairy tale or a dream.
At first sight, these lines may look like simple geometrical motifs or the result of a combination of gothic arches. Nonetheless, by visualizing the connections between the contours, one shall uncover the exis- tence of a typical Celtic motif, the triquetra. Furthermore, the use of the colour green, the presence of buds and blooming flowers, and the love related theme of this artwork, help reinforce the idea of a Celtic source of inspiration.
Especially due to the relation of these elements with the representation of the cycle of life, which is the central meaning of the triquetra. As a symbol of the female trinity — damsel, mother and elder —, each one of its arches represents a different phase of life: birth, life and death Walker, A Celtic Love Story 3. Tristan and Isolde The subject of the kiss was very popular between the artists of the late nineteenth-century. Lalique himself created many pieces with this motif. Such as the kiss, true love was also one of the subjects of choice in the art of this time.
Partly due to the romantic feeling that was still present, but also to the influence of Symbolism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The latter was responsible for the retrieval of the Arthurian cycle as an artistic theme. Thus, the romance inherited from Romanticism was en- hanced by the chivalric ideals of these medieval tales. As a result, the search for true love dawned upon the minds of these artists and their artworks, as if it was the search for the Holy Grail itself. Among the tales narrated in the Arthurian cycle, one got a special impact in nineteenth-century art, the story of Tristan and Isolde.
Though this tale has a great deal of versions, its core is essentially the same. Tristan was an adventurous knight who lived in Cornwall. After getting wounded in a fight, he got on a boat and sailed until reaching Ireland, where he found Isolde, a young maiden with special healing abilities.
After recovering, the hero goes back to Cornwall, but is assigned with the mission of returning to Ireland and bringing Isolde to marry his uncle, King Marc. The story continues with the marriage between Isolde and King Marc, though Tristan remains in the court as her lover. The couple ends up exposed, which leads to the final part of the tale.
The end varies between versions. In some they are condemned to death, while in others they escape.
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