Also, red beads look pretty, so I had to make myself a 'lucky' red bead necklace to go with my Italian garb!
The Fruit Seller by Vincenzo Campi 1580
Image from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/15340454950252510/
The FruitVendor by Vincenzo Campi
Image from: https://reproarte.com/en/choice-of-topics/category/food-and-drink/fruit/the-fruit-vendor-detail
Ghirlandaio's Portrait of a Girl
Image from: wikipaintings.org
Portrait of a Young Woman by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Ghirlandaio
Madonna di Senigallia by Piero della Francesca (1470s)
Image from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Madonna_di_Senigallia.jpg
Image from: http://milano.ilquotidianoitaliano.it/il-cibo-nellarte-mostra-brescia/
Contadina Paduana - Unknown Artist
Image from: http://www.starlightmasquerade.com/PortraitGallery/Ladder-Laced-Venetian/inspiration-pages/openbodice74.htm
Portrait of An African Slave Woman by Caracci
Image from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Annibale_Carracci,_attrib.,_Portrait_of_an_African_Slave_Woman,_ca._1580s._Oil_on_canvas,_60_x_39_x_2_cm_(fragment_of_a_larger_painting.jpg/489px-Annibale_Carracci,_attrib.,_Portrait_of_an_African_Slave_Woman,_ca._1580s._Oil_on_canvas,_60_x_39_x_2_cm_(fragment_of_a_larger_painting.jpg
Portrait of a child by Sonofisiba Anguissola
http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_341196/Sofonisba-Anguissola/Portrait-of-a-child
Circle of Adriaen van der Linde
Portrait of a young girl, half-length, in a red dress with a white lace collar and cap
http://www.artnet.com/artists/adriaen-van-der-linde/past-auction-results
Two Sisters and Brother of the Artist
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofonisba_Anguissola#mediaviewer/File:Sofonisba_Anguissola_001.jpg
Unknown artist Portrait of a Girl holding a Rose & a Basket of Cherries (1568)
Image from: http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/17c-children-on-checkerboard-floors.html
http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2014_02_24_archive.html
1590s Adriaen van der Linde (Dutch artist, 1560-1609) Portrait of a Young Girl, Adriaen van der Linde
http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2014_02_24_archive.html
1605 Artist van Zelven (Probably a German artist) Portrait of a Child with a Dog
1625 Unknown Artist of the Dutch school, Girl with cherries & doll
http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/17c-children-on-checkerboard-floors.html
Portrait of a Young Boy - Flemish school
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flemish_School_Portrait_of_a_Young_Boy_1625.jpg
CIRCLE OF ADRIAEN VAN DER LINDE (Brugge c.1560 - 1609 Bolsward) Portrait of a Young Girl Aged Two with Dog
http://www.isherwoodfineart.com/index.cfm/item/111-circle-of-adriaen-van-der-linde-brugge-c1560-1609-bolsward-portr/
My beads are not coral (which is protected) but are a ceramic alternative. They are approximately 10mm in diameter and have a high lustre. They are simply strung on tiger tail wire with a small red glass seed bead spacer between them to help to show off the lovely shape of the large beads.
Portrait of Sibilla Kessel, c. 1540, Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Cologne
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/427701295836430045/
cORNEILLE DE LYON Portrait of Gabrielle de Rochechouart c. 1574
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/296252481710557196/
References and Bibliography
* Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_coral
* http://glimmerdream.com/gemjourneys/coral/history
* http://rosaliegilbert.com/necklaces.html
* This site has a great list of myths and stories about coral: https://enchantedgems.wordpress.com/category/coral/coral-lore/
superb design,.
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