The Last Kiss of Romeo and Juliet
Giovanni Beltrami|Francesco Hayez
crystal 1824, frame possibly contemporary
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