Barberini Muse Necklace earrings offering a sense of place

offering a sense of place that is both expansive and intimate

The central image is from Owl on a Pine Branch by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese

where movement

and the steady hand of order

and across distant hills

Barberini Muse Necklace earrings offering a sense of placeThis necklace features imagery from Pietro da Cortonas Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power, the monumental ceiling fresco created for the Palazzo Barberini in 17th century Rome. The composition is filled with swirling allegorical figures, theatrical movement, and layered symbolism designed to overwhelm the viewer with grandeur and spectacle. The fragment used here captures a luminous female figure with outstretched arms, suspended within