Precious and Beautiful: Cameos and Intaglios of the Medici (Florence, 3/27/10-6/27/10)

Pregio e bellezza. Cammei e intagli dei Medici
Museo degli Argenti, Pitti Palace, Florence
from March 25 to June 27

"Presenting a select number of pieces of exceptional quality from the most important Italian and foreign museums, the exhibition will illustrate the complex history of this treasure [the Medici Collection], starting from its formation by Cosimo, Piero and, especially, Lorenzo de’ Medici who reserved a special place to cameos and intaglios in his art collections, and also purchased many prestigious specimens such as the so-called Seal of Nero, a splendid cornelian depicting Apollo and Marsyas, which was celebrated and admired by a host of men of letters and artists."