The Last Kiss of Romeo and Juliet

Giovanni Beltrami|Francesco Hayez

crystal 1824, frame possibly contemporary

The Last Kiss of Romeo and Juliet by Giovanni Beltrami|Francesco Hayez

Medium

Rock crystal; gilt bronze

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 5 × 5/16 × 3 5/8 in. (12.7 × 0.7 × 9.2 cm); Framed (with bail, confirmed): 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.5 cm)

Classification

Natural Substances-Rock Crystal

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, The Isaacson-Draper Foundation Gift, 2016

Accession Number

2016.481

Tags

InteriorsCouplesMenWomenShakespeare

About the Artist

Giovanni Beltrami|Francesco Hayez (Italian|Italian) · 1770 |1791 1854 |1882

Italian, Cremona 1770 or 1777–1854 Cremona|Italian, Venice 1791–1882 Milan

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