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Goldsmith
Historic notes on a craft that still exists
Since prehistory, gold, silver and jewels have had a
symbolic, sacred
significance connected to populations' cults and ceremonies, going beyond the simple
function of the object. In Abruzzo, such customs have favoured the development of
independent, cultural courses, distinctive in both artistic form and the working of the
objects, and in the traditions with which there is dose connection.
Since prehistory, gold, silver and jewels have had a symbolic, sacred
significance connected to populations' cults and ceremonies, going beyond the simple
function of the object. In Abruzzo, such customs have favoured the development of
independent, cultural courses, distinctive in both artistic form and the working of the
objects, and in the traditions with which there is dose connection. There exists a sort of
cultural continuity, all the same historic, between the archeological evidence that bears
witness to the artistic workings of metals in Abruzzo since the Bronze Age and the
folkloristic and devotional displays in this art. Through the goldsmith's
art, some
aspects of Abruzzo traditions can be rediscovered or get to know typical customs of some
areas through the dose connections with the decoration. Even the graphics and
pictorial,
artistic trends of the region have been partially influenced, often reproducing through
costumes and scenes of life, characteristic jewellery worn by women of Abruzzo. Obvious
examples are Cascella or Michetti's paintings with the large circular earrings worn by the
"pacchiane" (flashy women) of Orsogna, that have ended up
being a stereotype.
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