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PORTRAIT MINIATURE [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fine Arts
Key term(s)
  • gem size portrait

French

Domaine(s)
  • Beaux-arts

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
CONT

This portrait miniature depicts Anne of Denmark ... For more than three hundred years portrait miniatures were worn as tokens of affections or respect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Au 18e siècle, portrait qui orne les couvercles et le fonds de bonbonnière et les tabatières de sujets plus ou moins galants, peint à l'aquarelle ou de minces plaques d'Ivoire.

OBS

Le romantisme fait de ces petits objets une sorte de talisman sentimental.

Spanish

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