according to the ancient Greeks is born of the blood of Medusa beheaded by Perseus
in Christianity symbol of the blood of Christ’s passion
used as an amulet to protect against the forces of evil, against the evil eye, counter evil spells and particularly from fascination by witches ...
3. according to the ancient Greeks is born of the blood of Medusa beheaded by Perseus
in Christianity symbol of the blood of Christ’s passion, of the double Nature of Christ, human and divine
used as an amulet to protect against the forces of evil, against the evil eye, counter evil spells and particularly
from fascination by witches; to protects newborn children and soldiers in war
protects from lightning, from vicious persons, from any malicious intention; it drives away the misfortune,
disease, dangerous encounters with assassins, pirates, thieves
transformed into powder, was used in pharmacology to protect babies from epidemics, treat ulcers,
hemorrhages, heal wounds made by snakes and scorpions, and as a remedy from spasms of intestines,
stones in bladder, poisoning and sleeplessness
15. infant Jesus …
a white rose symbol of the purity of the Virgin Mary
and
a red coral pearl necklace with a coral pendant,
that evokes the crucifixion
Piero della Francesca
Madonna di Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia
Vierge de Senigallia
1470-1485
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino
19. the coral branch foreshadows the crucifixion
the red of the coral could represent the blood of Jesus Christ
and could be construed as protection against his future
passion
Andrea Mantegna
Madonna della Vittoria
La Vierge de la Victoire
1496
Musée du Louvre, Paris
24. the red coral ...
symbolizes Christ's passion, the Eucharist sacrifice
and redemption as it evokes the colour of blood
Piero della Francesca
The Brera Madonna
La sainte conversation
1472-1474
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
29. the sorrowful premonition of Christ's death ...
the coral branch foreshadows the crucifixion
Joos van Cleve
Virgin and Child
Vierge à l'Enfant
c. 1525
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
33. a coral talisman ...
the youngest and therefore the most
vulnerable child with a red silk ribbon
and a coral talisman richly mounted in
gold
Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
The Capel Family, Portrait of Baron Arthur Capel and
his family
Arthur Capel et sa famille
1640
National Portrait Gallery, London
37. a Book of Hours
and
red coral beads part of a rosary ...
a religious protective amulet against evil after death
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Portrait de Giovanna Tornabuoni
Portrait de Giovanna Tornabuoni
1490
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
41. Magdalena Ruiz, dwarf and crazy ...
adorned with an ostentatious coral necklace,
a gift from King Philip II.
Alonso Sánchez Coello
The Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz
L'infante Isabel Clara Eugenia avec Magdalena Ruiz
1585
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45. coral in profane iconography as a sign of protection ...
dressed in the Florentine fashion of the era with a neckline
adorned by a coral necklace
Domenico Ghirlandaio, atelier de
Portrait of a Young Woman
Portrait de jeune fille
1490-1494
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
48. the seductive power of a bewitching beauty ...
pain and furious determination to satisfy revenge,
not only against the rival, but also against her own children
Medea's lethal nature is symbolized by her coral necklace
that resembles drops of blood
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
Medea
Médée
1866-1868
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
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52. a petulant, fussy child who hasn’t had her way ...
and
its coral pearls
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
Helen of Troy
Hélène de Troie
1867
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
56. large coral strands enhance the beauty
and sensuality of the female figure ...
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Monna Vanna
1866
Tate Britain, London
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60. the Art of Fire ...
the forging of metals and alchemy:
plates, goblets, jewellery and goldsmithing tools
and
bottles of distillations, labelled ‘tintura cora’,
stove and distillation apparatus
Jan Bruegel the Elder, Jan Bruegel le Vieux
Allegory of Fire
Allégorie du feu
1608
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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64. an allegory for the discovery of the American continent …
a monkey, a brightly colored parrot
shells
pearls
and
coral
and
beautiful and distinguished Roman matrons of the day
(… and it is a marvellous thing to see)
Jacopo Zucchi
The Coral Fishers
Pêche du corail
1585
Galleria Borghese, Rome
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68. a fascinating accumulation of objects,
to show wealth, taste and an inquiring mind …
paintings and "objet d’art"
exotic imports of the New World
fine creations of craftsmen
personal keepsakes
natural wonders
and
memento mori: the human skull ...
despite the wealth one might accrue,
death will at once take it all away
Domenico Remps
Cabinet of Curiosities
Cabinet de curiosités
c. 1689
Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence
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73. a box of a sarcophagus
precious shells
and
red coral …
a Catholic moral vanity :
the preciousness of the mother-of-pearl of the interiors of the
shells symbolizing Luxury and Sensuality
the coffin of the sarcophagus symbolizing the coffin and Death
the blood-red coral symbolizing Redemption
Jacques Linard
Still Life with Shells and Coral
Nature morte aux coquillages et au corail
1640
Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal, Montreal
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77. a advertisement for the goldsmiths' craft and guild of Bruges ...
rings, silver pitchers, a chain, brooches and pearls ...
and
means of warding off evil
sharks' teeth to detect poison
rubies against putrefaction
sapphires to heal ulcers ...
and
branching coral to stop haemorrhages
Petrus Christus
A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius
Un orfèvre dans son atelier, peut-être saint Éloi
1449
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Coral in the painting
Le corail dans la peinture
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