Creating Your Own Antique Jewelry: Taking Inspiration from Great Museums Around the World

by Cris Dupouy

Create a stunning brooch inspired by the one in Rubens's famous portrait of Isabella Brandt, or duplicate Madame Moitessier's bracelet in the painting by Ingres. Part how-to crafts book and part museum tour, this gorgeous and practical volume is a book like no other-the only one that shows readers how to create their own versions of the exquisite jewelry seen in some of history's great paintings. Parisian jewelry designer Cris Dupouy presents 35 works of art spanning the 7th century bc to the 20th century from museums around the world-and gives clear, step-by-step instructions to enable anyone to copy the look of the beautiful jeweled creations seen in these stunning artworks.
35 projects. 174 illustrations, 137 in full color, 158 pages, 81/4 x 93/4"

Genres: Crafts

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Marian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Generally speaking I am not a fan of fimo clay, but this book one me over in it's uses as a costumer. These museum repros are really fun, I enjoyed the close-ups of jewelry in old master's paintings and then the "copies" they made from clay and bits of glass and fake pearls etc. Fun book. I'll probably never make a thing out of it, unless they ask me to outfit the madrigal choir again and then next time they'll have jewels...

[Kelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute idea for jewelry for costuming a play but nothing really for me.

[Diane · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wouldn't want to make (or own) any of the jewelry they've made in this book.