This is an ornate pendant featuring a woman seated atop a bull. The woman is nude, and her arms are outstretched above her head, with a blue and gold sash flowing around her in an arc. Her skin is white with some patches of gold, and her hair is bright yellow-gold. The bull she sits on has a torso made of pearl, adorned with red and gold embellishments. Its head and feet are white with small golden lines. A large jewel is placed on top of its head, between its gold horns. The pendant is connected by a chain link of star-shaped designs with precious stones to the top section which it hangs from, and three dangling pearls hang from the golden base below the bull.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1870/1890
- Medium
- baroque pearl; gold enameled in white, black, dark green, pale blue, translucent red, green, yellow, and blue; 22 colorless stones (sapphires, diamonds), 1 blue sapphire, 19 red stones (rubies, glass), 6 pearls
- Dimensions
- 760 × 1200 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
Palette