Gold Collection (#100)

Screen panels decorated with flowers. c. 1840 (Painting of gold leaves and lacquer)
LRI4632770 Screen panels decorated with flowers. c. 1840 (Painting of gold leaves and lacquer) by Hokio, Tabukun (active c.1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese art)

Episode of the Life of Jesus. Detail of the central panel of the golden Altar, (9th century)
LRI4626536 Episode of the Life of Jesus. Detail of the central panel of the golden Altar, (9th century) by Wolvinus (Vuolvinius, Vuolvino or Volvinio) (active c.824-859); Museo di Sant Ambrogio

Ancient Art Oriental: Electrum cup representing a monster with interlaced greenhouses, circa 1200 BC
JLJ4612551 Ancient Art Oriental: Electrum cup representing a monster with interlaced greenhouses, circa 1200 BC. From northern Iran

Saint Ambrose Altar: view of the former part, detail of the life of Christ (Golden altar, story of the life of Jesus)
LRI4586284 Saint Ambrose Altar: view of the former part, detail of the life of Christ (Golden altar, story of the life of Jesus, detail)

The mother of st James and st John entrusts her sons to Jesus, detail of the lateral antependium
LRI4585235 The mother of st James and st John entrusts her sons to Jesus, detail of the lateral antependium, Altar of Saint James the Major, 1364 (silver) by Ognabene

Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the antependium with stories of new testament
LRI4585201 Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the antependium with stories of new testament, The adoration of the Magi and the Incredulite of Saint Thomas, 1287-1456 by Ognabene

View of the great gallery of Apollon at the Musee du Louvre (oil on canvas)
6041497 View of the great gallery of Apollon at the Musee du Louvre (oil on canvas) by Duval, Victor (1795-1889); 56x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: When it was destroyed by fire)

Gold reproduction of the original mortuary mask of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821)
AIS5356760 Gold reproduction of the original mortuary mask of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) made by Francois Antommarchi (1780-1838), 19th century (sculpture) by Antommarchi

Vue de la salle de bal concue par l atelier de Paolo Sani, debut 19eme siecle
5974592 Vue de la salle de bal concue par l atelier de Paolo Sani, debut 19eme siecle by Sani, Paolo (fl.19th century) (studio of); Palazzo Borghese, Florence

Saint Ambrose Altar: detail of the part facing the fideles representing scenes of the life of Christ
LRI4626498 Saint Ambrose Altar: detail of the part facing the fideles representing scenes of the life of Christ (Golden altar representing scenes of the life of Christ)

Saint Ambrose Altar: the redeemer surrounds symbols of evangelists and apotres
LRI4586297 Saint Ambrose Altar: the redeemer surrounds symbols of evangelists and apotres, detail of the part facing the fideles representing scenes of the life of Christ

Silver Altar of Saint James the Major, 1287-1456
LRI4585059 Silver Altar of Saint James the Major, 1287-1456 by Ognabene, Andrea di Jacopo d (14th century); Duomo, Pistoia, Tuscany

The Mediaeval Joke (engraving)
2788205 The Mediaeval Joke (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mediaeval Joke)

From Euston to Klondike, the Departure of the First Steamer with Gold from Dawson City, 24 June 1898 (litho)
1606668 From Euston to Klondike, the Departure of the First Steamer with Gold from Dawson City, 24 June 1898 (litho) by Begg

Margot was holding up what she had found (from the story Margot and the Golden Fish)
3785432 Margot was holding up what she had found (from the story Margot and the Golden Fish), illustration from A Staircase of Stories published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1940s (colour litho)

Romanesque - design by Chez Jenny, 1919-21 (pochoir print)
781150 Romanesque - design by Chez Jenny, 1919-21 (pochoir print) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from La Guirlande)

Mongol cloth of gold robe, late 13th or 14th century (silk) (see also 703512-14)
703513 Mongol cloth of gold robe, late 13th or 14th century (silk) (see also 703512-14) by Central Asian School; 145x189 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Golden Veil, (etching and aquatint, printed in colours)
1195015 Golden Veil, (etching and aquatint, printed in colours) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 38x48 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Betrothed (oil on canvas)
909225 The Betrothed (oil on canvas) by Watts, Leonard T. (1871-1951); 81.3x53.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Shell and Drape; Coquillage et Drape, c. 1930 (oil on canvas)
655853 Shell and Drape; Coquillage et Drape, c.1930 (oil on canvas) by Roy, Pierre (1880-1950); 28.5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shell and Drape; Coquillage et Drape)

Xiongnu Belt buckle with paired felines attacking ibexes, c. 3rd-2nd century BC (gold)
5049820 Xiongnu Belt buckle with paired felines attacking ibexes, c. 3rd-2nd century BC (gold) by Mongolian School; 6.65x7.92 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, detail, c. 1330
6262992 Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, detail, c.1330 by Vieri, Ugolino di (14th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, c. 1330
6262989 Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, c.1330 by Vieri, Ugolino di (14th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

"The Capital and the Capitalist"from The Russian Revolutionary Poster by V. Polonski, 1925
XND76075 " The Capital and the Capitalist" from The Russian Revolutionary Poster by V. Polonski, 1925 by Deni, Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946); Private Collection; Russian, out of copyright

Portrait of Queen Mary of England, Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary, born 1516, began reign 1553 and died 1558
6338613 Portrait of Queen Mary of England, Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary, born 1516, began reign 1553 and died 1558 by Armstrong, Cosmo (fl.1800-36); (add.info.: Portrait of Queen Mary of England)

Exotic Beauty in a Golden Veil, 1926 (screen print)
2622342 Exotic Beauty in a Golden Veil, 1926 (screen print) by Benda, Wladislaw Theodore (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of an exotic beauty in a golden veil by W.T)

The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), mosaic below an archof a llancet window: "A couple of birds", XII century
3821935 The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), mosaic below an archof a llancet window: " A couple of birds", XII century by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily

The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), Southern apse or St Pauls "absidiola", mosaics: "Nativity"
3821922 The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), Southern apse or St Pauls " absidiola", mosaics: " Nativity", XII century by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palazzo dei Normanni

The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), cycle of mosaics on the Old Testament, cycle of the Creation
3821906 The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), cycle of mosaics on the Old Testament, cycle of the Creation: " The Creation of Animals", XII century by Sicilian School

Blue and Gold, 1930 (oil on panel)
3963585 Blue and Gold, 1930 (oil on panel) by Kerr, Esther Barbara Nicloux (1861-1950); 60x58 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; © Newport Museum and Art Gallery; British

Louis XIV bronze medal made by Molart (Molard) in 1650
JLJ4578970 Louis XIV bronze medal made by Molart (Molard) in 1650. by Molard, Michel (1641-1714); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

William and Mary pier mirror and companion side table, c. 1706-07 (giltwood & verre eglomise)
6321841 William and Mary pier mirror and companion side table, c.1706-07 (giltwood & verre eglomise) by Pelletier, Rene (fl.c.1688-1726) & Pelletier, Thomas (1680-1723) (attr)

William and Mary pier mirror and companion side table, c. 1706-07 (giltwood & verre eglomise)
6321835 William and Mary pier mirror and companion side table, c.1706-07 (giltwood & verre eglomise) by Pelletier, Rene (fl.c.1688-1726) & Pelletier, Thomas (1680-1723) (attr)

Portrait of Saint Gregory, Pope Gregory I, with triregnum or triple crown, and Papal ferula, within a decorative border
6339042 Portrait of Saint Gregory, Pope Gregory I, with triregnum or triple crown, and Papal ferula, within a decorative border by Desportes

Spain: Festal Costume in La Alberca, four-strand gold chaine, old family ornament (b / w photo)
6017952 Spain: Festal Costume in La Alberca, four-strand gold chaine, old family ornament (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festal Costume in La Alberca)

Golden rose and enamel with colored glass from the treasure of the Cathedrale de Bale
JLJ4670325 Golden rose and enamel with colored glass from the treasure of the Cathedrale de Bale. Realised by Jacobi Minucchio da Sienna (14th century). 1330. Meet Avignon

Requisition (confiscation) des tresors d une eglise de Saint Petersbourg, le 5 mai 1922 - Requisition of the church
FIA5395377 Requisition (confiscation) des tresors d une eglise de Saint Petersbourg, le 5 mai 1922 - Requisition of the church treasures in Petrograd 5th May 1922

Idol decorating a bottle, 7th or 6th century BC (gold medallion)
LRI4640484 Idol decorating a bottle, 7th or 6th century BC (gold medallion) by Carthaginian (7th-3rd century BC); Musee National de Carthage, Carthage

Helmet (morion) of King Charles IX (1550-1574) made in email on round busse d or by Pierre Rondin ()
JLJ4604241 Helmet (morion) of King Charles IX (1550-1574) made in email on round busse d or by Pierre Rondin (? -1572) 16th century Paris, Louvre Museum

Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the antependium with stories of new testament
LRI4585127 Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the antependium with stories of new testament, The benissant christ and the crucifixion, 1287-1456 by Ognabene

Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the central statue, 1287-1456
LRI4585084 Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the central statue, 1287-1456 by Ognabene, Andrea di Jacopo d (14th century); Duomo, Pistoia, Tuscany

Silver Altar of Saint James the Major, 1287-1456
LRI4585058 Silver Altar of Saint James the Major, 1287-1456 by Ognabene, Andrea di Jacopo d (14th century); Duomo, Pistoia, Tuscany

Mongol cloth of gold robe, late 13th or 14th century (silk) (see also 703513-14)
703512 Mongol cloth of gold robe, late 13th or 14th century (silk) (see also 703513-14) by Central Asian School; 145x189 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Diquis culture masked-figure pendant, 700-1550 (gold)
833865 Diquis culture masked-figure pendant, 700-1550 (gold) by Costa Rican School; Private Collection; Photo © Dirk Bakker

Jaguar-man bell pendant, from the Diquis culture, 700-1550 (gold)
833864 Jaguar-man bell pendant, from the Diquis culture, 700-1550 (gold) by Costa Rican School; Private Collection; Photo © Dirk Bakker

Plate 28 Toreuma bellagemma, Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615745 Plate 28 Toreuma bellagemma, Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Polyptych on golden background: Coronation of the virgin and Saints (tempera on panel)
2384569 Polyptych on golden background: Coronation of the virgin and Saints (tempera on panel) by Erri, Agnolo & Bartolomeo degli (15th century); 288x220 cm; Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena

Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the antependium decore of stories of the new testament
LRI4585111 Silver Altar of Saint James the Major. Detail of the antependium decore of stories of the new testament, The nativity and kiss of Judas, 1287-1456 by Ognabene

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Captivating and radiant, gold has always held a mesmerizing allure. From the vibrant brushstrokes of Gypsy Splendour by Laura Knight to the opulent adornments of Anne Boleyn and her entourage in their golden attire, this precious metal has long been associated with splendor and royalty. In the realm of sports, gold symbolizes triumph and victory. Just like Eric Liddell's unforgettable Olympic 400m race finish in 1924, where his determination propelled him to claim the ultimate prize. And let us not forget the resplendent gold mask of Tutankhamun, housed within the Egyptian Museum in Cairo; a testament to ancient craftsmanship that continues to captivate visitors from around the world. Literature too finds its golden moments. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, we witness tales woven with valor and honor - qualities as enduring as gold itself. Meanwhile, nature showcases its own golden wonders through creatures like Ornithoptera alexandrae, also known as Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly; an exquisite reminder of nature's artistry. Gold is not confined to art or nature alone but also plays a significant role in religious ceremonies worldwide. As Pope Francis presides over Easter Holy Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, his presence exudes reverence amidst a sea of devoted followers adorned with touches of shimmering gold. Music takes on a golden hue when legendary singer Rod Stewart graces stages across Tyne and Wear with his timeless performances at Gateshead International Stadium – an experience that glimmers eternally in fans' memories. Even architectural marvels embrace this captivating color palette: think of ice skaters gracefully gliding below Rockefeller Centre building on Fifth Avenue – their movements reflecting off icy surfaces while surrounded by glistening lights that evoke visions of pure enchantment.