id:			166197
accession number:	2008.147
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.147
updated:		2025-02-09 06:24:06.535000

Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid, early 1500s. Valerio Belli (Italian, c. 1468–1546). Rock crystal intaglio, gilded from reverse with gold and silver, backed with lapis lazuli, mounted in a gold pendant; overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2008.147

title:				Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid
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creation date:			early 1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1550
current location:		117A Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	rock crystal intaglio, gilded from reverse with gold and silver, backed with lapis lazuli, mounted in a gold pendant
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Valerio Belli (Italian, c. 1468–1546)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	VALERIUS·VI·F 
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PROVENANCE

	Sold, Christie's, London, King Street, December 6, 2006, lot 90, to Guglielo Melodia.
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	Guglielmo Melodia (London, England), sold, Sotheby's, London, December 2, 2008, lot 35, to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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