Grandtourcollection

Luxor Ring Hercules and Cupid

Solid bronze, ancient and refined lost-wax casting, the smoothing of the surfaces and the 18kt gilding — these are the qualities of a ring that carries a story of love and force, contained within its small intaglio. An allegory with the intensity of love: its consistency and force reflected in the curves, the volumes, the corporeal weight of the jewel.Cupid swoops above — winged, light, capricious. Hercules is below him, on his knees — powerful body, head bowed, strength held in check. On the LUXOR model lives this ancient scene — the mightiest demigod in mythology bowing before love, embodied by the smallest of the gods.White is ancient marble — the figures emerge from stone with the clarity of a frieze brought to light, Hercules and Cupid defined, every tension legible. Black sharpens the contrast — shadows work their way between Hercules's muscles, Cupid stands above him, unreachable and luminous, and the weight of force and the lightness of flight emerge at the same instant. Pearl

Venduto da: Gioielli a Roma - Grand Tour Collection Sei il proprietario?

Aggiornato il 10/06/2026