38

Exquisite Antique Italian St. Lucia Sterling

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Exquisite Antique Italian St. Lucia Sterling
Exquisite Antique Italian St. Lucia Sterling Silver Religious Pendant Depicting A Young Woman Praying And Kneeling To St. Lucia Hidden Away Inside Of A Boulder Outside Of the Holy City. Markings "St. Lucia" is engraved in the lower right corner of the pendant. Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also known as Saint Lucy or Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia), was a young Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Churches. She is one of eight women who, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. Her feast day, known as Saint Lucy's Day, is celebrated in the West on 13 December. St. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England Estimated more than 100 yrs old. Italian art dates back to the Ancient Romans who left remains in Italy of extraordinary richness. Italian painting began to develop beyond the influence of Byzantium in the Duecento or 13th century, maintaining its lead throughout the Italian Renaissance, and reaching a particular peak in the High Renaissance of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Italy retained its artistic dominance into the 17th century with Mannerism and the Baroque. In the 18th century Neoclassicism originated in Rome, but this was the last such Italian-born style that spread to all Western art. However, Italy maintained a presence in the international art scene from the mid 19th century onwards. Italian art has influenced several major movements throughout the centuries and has produced several great artists, including painters, architects and sculptors. (Wikipedia) Size and/or Weight: See Measurement Photo. (Photos Represent The Lot Condition.)