Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011

Bona Sforza (1493-1557), Queen of Poland

Cameo by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?))


Date: ca. 1530–40

Culture: Poland (Cracow) and France

Medium: Sardonyx, with gold and silver details; mounted in 19th c as a pendant in gold, with enamel, pearl and ruby

Dimensions: Overall: 2 13/16 x 1 3/4 in. (7.2 x 4.4 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 31 x 22 mm

Classification: Metalwork-Gold

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number: 17.190.869

Signature: IACOBV/VERON (under shoulder)

Inscription: BONA SPHOR REGINA POLONIAE (inscription on cameo)

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