Re: The Chariot
Posted: 25 May 2010, 10:54
Sorry, I misunderstood ...
The Semper appears also in the 3 interlaced diamond rings at the Cosimo medal without additional attribute.
But Pietro de Medici ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/c ... 00958&vT=1
Description of the birth picture of Lorenzo:
In a Florentine church in this time ...
... the theme was realized in this way.
The Semper appears also in the 3 interlaced diamond rings at the Cosimo medal without additional attribute.
But Pietro de Medici ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/c ... 00958&vT=1
Description of the birth picture of Lorenzo:
So possibly these are the 3 ostrich feathers.This one is decorated with the armorial device of Lorenzo the Magnificent's father, Piero de' Medici: a diamond ring with three ostrich feathers and a banderole with the motto SEMPER (forever).
In a Florentine church in this time ...
... the theme was realized in this way.