Jewellery as an Art Form
January 6, 2010 – 8:25 pm
Jewellery has been such an important art form of humanity that its history dates back to centuries ago. People always looked for something to make them look better and colourful. Jewellery is an answer to this demand and with time, it became an art form. Now, there are professional people who perform jewellery as a real art form with different and original bracelets, rings, brooches, necklaces and earrings.
What Kind of Jewellery is Important for Art?
What makes jewellery an art piece? What kind of jewellery is important for art? What is the difference between art jewellery and jewellery? Sometimes the materials used for jewellery piece make it an art piece, sometimes it is used for a portrait of a famous person such as a queen, a singer, a writer and this makes it an art piece.
Famous Jewellery Pieces
Famous jewellery pieces are now presented in the museums or you can see them only in paintings and photos. Sometimes it is a ring of a queen, earrings of a king, brooch of a beautiful woman in a portrait or jewellery pieces used in a movie. The places you can see famous jewellery pieces are various.
In some paintings, you can see famous jewellery pieces. These paintings are Alessandro Allori, Barabas Noi Arckep, Winterhalter Elisabeth, Hincliff – Marguerite Queen of Navarre, Catharina Aleksejevna, Angelica Singleton, Friedrich Kaulbach Dame beim Schmucanlegen, Caminade Duchesse d’Angouleme, Eleonora di Don Garzi di Toledo di Pietro de Medici and Ladislaus Wladislaw von Czachorski. In these paintings, you can see unique jewellery models which capture attention of artists and people
Pearl is an important part of jewellery art. It symbolizes the pureness and nobility. Many portraits and paintings became famous with this feature. Some of them are Anne Boleyn the Nidd Hall portrait, Maria Magdelena by Michelangelo Caravaggio, Jan Van Eyck, Lady with pearl bracelets by Wenceslas Hollar, Chinese Ming Dynasty Empress XiaoChun, Porträt der Eleonora da Toledo und ihres Sohnes Giovanni by Angelo Bronzino, Portrait of queen Lovisa of Denmark, princess of Sweden and Norway by A malia Lindegren and Woman with a pearl necklace by Mary Cassatt.
Necklaces are another important part of jewellery art. Even a little necklace can make a painting famous all over the world. Such valuable art pieces can be seen in Portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi by Angelo Bronzio, Thomas Deweing: The Necklace, Portrait d’Emma de Schroekinger by Louis Auguste Schwiter, Porträt einer Dame mit Fächer by Diego Velazquez, Antikonie and Gawan and Gabrielle aux Bijoux by Pierre Auguste Renoir
Famous Jewellery Artists
For some people, jewellery is really an art form and this is their job. There are some famous jewellery artists all around the world. Some of these famous jewellery artists are Jenni Wilson, Thomas Witmann, Karin Wagner, Brandan Wallace, Kate Wolf, Claire Wolfstirn, Kiwon Wang, Johanna Wren, Sue Yeoman, Lisa West, Rae White, Erich Zimmermann, Tony Williams, Barbara Westwood, Angie Young, Margaret Yaukey, Jan Wege, Hanni Weber, Colin Waylett and many others.