{"id":"cma-95540","titulo":{"en":"Earring","es":"Arete"},"titulo_original":"Earring","autor":"Unknown maker / Autor desconocido","fecha":"1700s - 1800s","cultura":"Italy, Sardinia","tecnica":"gold","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.127.2","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.127.2/1916.127.2_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Earring","se_ve":"At the center of the image, against a graduated background that shifts from grayish black at the top to light gray at the bottom, hangs a single gold earring, photographed from the front and occupying almost the full height. The piece is symmetrical, elongated, and openwork, with three sections joined by small rings. At the top, a star-like rosette with pointed leaves surrounds a circle of tiny pearls around a larger central pearl. Below it, a small intermediate cluster connects to a large, almost square plaque with irregular edges. Within it, among branches, serrated leaves, and pierced curves, clusters of small cream-colored pearls with a soft sheen are repeated. At the lower center of the plaque are two golden birds in profile, facing each other symmetrically, with simplified wings and tails. From its lower edge hang three identical articulated drops, each with an upper pearl cluster, a pierced oval form, leaves, and a pointed tip. Soft frontal light creates warm highlights on the matte, textured gold and pearly reflections on the pearls. No hook, ear, or human scale is visible; the object seems to float, delicate yet densely and richly ornamented in construction.","contexto":"According to the source data, this is a gold earring by an unknown maker, dated to the 1700s–1800s, associated with Italy, Sardinia, and held by the Cleveland Museum of Art in the Decorative Art and Design department, as a gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade. The record does not give dimensions, a matching earring, or earlier provenance, so it is not known whether it was part of a pair or exactly how it was worn. In Sardinia, traditional gold jewelry with filigree-like work and small pearls has played an important role in festive dress and dowries, although without further evidence it cannot be stated that this piece had that specific use; it was probably an ornament of high social and material value.","como_mirarla":"First look at the overall silhouette, like a small hanging chandelier, and notice its strict symmetry. Then move closer to the center of the main plaque: the two golden birds facing each other change the ornament from mere decoration into a small scene. Finally, follow the three lower drops and imagine the slight sway and sound they would make when the wearer moved.","dato_curioso":"A surprising visual observation: despite the density of leaves, clusters, and pearls, the only figures in the whole piece are the two small golden birds facing each other at the center, almost hidden among the foliage.","preguntas":["What changes when we imagine this earring in motion on a body rather than floating still against a neutral background?","What might the two facing birds among leaves and pearls have meant to the person who wore or made this piece?","If its matching earring is unknown, how does seeing only one affect our sense of its original use and value?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Arete","se_ve":"En el centro de la imagen, sobre un fondo degradado que va del negro grisáceo en la parte superior al gris claro en la inferior, cuelga verticalmente un solo arete de oro, fotografiado de frente y ocupando casi toda la altura. La pieza es simétrica, alargada y calada, con tres cuerpos enlazados por pequeñas argollas. Arriba, un rosetón estrellado con hojas puntiagudas rodea un círculo de perlas diminutas en torno a una perla mayor. Debajo, una pieza intermedia pequeña, en forma de racimo, conecta con una gran placa casi cuadrada de bordes irregulares. En ella, entre ramajes, hojas dentadas y curvas caladas, se repiten racimos de perlas pequeñas de tono crema y brillo suave. En el centro inferior de la placa aparecen dos pájaros dorados de perfil, enfrentados simétricamente, con ala y cola simplificadas. De borde inferior cuelgan tres colgajos iguales, articulados, cada uno con racimo superior de perlas, forma oval calada, hojas y remate puntiagudo. La luz, suave y frontal, crea brillos cálidos en el oro mate y texturizado y reflejos nacarados en las perlas. No se ve gancho, oreja ni escala humana; el objeto parece flotar, delicado pero de construcción densa y ornamentada.","contexto":"Según los datos de la fuente, es un arete de oro, de autor desconocido, fechado entre los siglos XVIII y XIX (1700s-1800s), asociado a Italia, Cerdeña, y conservado en el Cleveland Museum of Art, en el departamento de Artes Decorativas y Diseño, como donación de Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade. La ficha no indica dimensiones, pareja del arete ni procedencia anterior, por lo que no se sabe si formaba parte de un par ni cómo se usaba exactamente. En Cerdeña, la joyería tradicional en oro trabajado y con perlas pequeñas ha tenido un papel importante en trajes festivos y dotes, aunque sin datos adicionales no puede afirmarse que esta pieza tuviera ese uso concreto; probablemente era un adorno de alto valor social y material.","como_mirarla":"Mira primero la silueta completa, como una pequeña lámpara colgante, y nota su simetría estricta. Acércate después al centro de la placa principal: los dos pájaros dorados enfrentados convierten el ornamento en una pequeña escena. Por último, sigue los tres colgajos inferiores e imagina el leve balanceo y el sonido que harían al moverse quien lo llevara.","dato_curioso":"Una observación visual sorprendente: a pesar de la densidad de hojas, racimos y perlas, las únicas figuras de toda la pieza son los dos pequeños pájaros dorados enfrentados en el centro, casi escondidos entre el follaje.","preguntas":["¿Qué cambia cuando imaginamos este arete en movimiento sobre un cuerpo, y no flotando inmóvil sobre un fondo neutro?","¿Qué pudieron significar los dos pájaros enfrentados entre hojas y perlas para quien lo llevaba o lo fabricó?","Si se desconoce su arete pareja, ¿cómo afecta ver solo uno a nuestra idea de su uso y valor originales?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":[],"es":["joyería","arete","oro","perlas","cerdeña","italia","siglos xviii-xix","artes decorativas","motivos vegetales","pájaros","simetría","ornamento","elegancia"]},"objetos":["arete de oro","perlas","pájaros","hojas","rosetón","colgajos"],"colores":["#2b2b2e","#808080","#c9a227","#e8ddc0","#8f7420","#f2e9d4"],"animo":[],"epoca":"1700s - 1800s","certeza":"media","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"I focus on how this gold earring associated with Sardinia, dated between the 1700s and 1800s, was constructed. It has three articulated sections linked by tiny rings that allow movement while keeping perfect symmetry. At the top, a star-shaped rosette with pearls frames a larger central pearl, and below the openwork plaque combines foliage, serrated leaves and clusters of cream-toned pearls. I am fascinated by the contrast between the matte textured gold and the pearly sheen, and how the two golden birds at the center visually anchor the three pendants below.","es":"Me detengo en cómo está construido este arete de oro asociado a Cerdeña, entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. Son tres cuerpos articulados por argollas pequeñas que le dan movimiento sin perder simetría. Arriba el rosetón estrellado con perlas enmarca una perla mayor, y abajo la placa calada combina ramajes, hojas dentadas y racimos de perlas color crema. Me intriga el contraste entre el oro de textura mate y el brillo nacarado, y cómo los dos pájaros dorados del centro anclan visualmente los tres colgajos inferiores."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"I see this earring hanging like a vertical constellation against a sky fading from dark gray to light gray. The upper rosette looks like a star with a pearly moon at its center, and from there a symmetrical, orderly universe descends. The three linked sections remind me of connected orbital systems, and the three lower pendants are like three small comets aligned in a row. The two birds facing each other at the center feel like mirrored figures, like twin constellations that balance the whole composition.","es":"Veo este arete colgando como si fuera una constelación vertical sobre un cielo que va del gris oscuro al claro. El rosetón superior parece una estrella con una luna perlada al centro, y de ahí desciende un universo simétrico y ordenado. Los tres cuerpos unidos me recuerdan sistemas orbitales enlazados, y los tres colgajos inferiores son como tres pequeños cometas alineados. Los dos pájaros enfrentados en el centro me hacen pensar en figuras especulares, como constelaciones gemelas que equilibran el conjunto."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"It looks like a magic earring floating all by itself, so long and full of shiny little things! At the top it has a little star with a big pearl in the middle like a treasure. Further down there is an almost square plaque with lots of tiny leaves, branches and cream-colored balls that look like little grapes. What I like most are the two golden birds looking at each other face to face. And at the very bottom three matching little pendants hang down that must go tinkle tinkle when someone walks.","es":"Parece un arete mágico que flota solito, ¡es larguísimo y está lleno de cositas brillantes! Arriba tiene una estrellita con una perla grande en medio como si fuera un tesoro. Más abajo hay una placa cuadrada con muchas hojitas, ramitas y bolitas color crema que parecen uvas chiquitas. Lo que más me gusta son los dos pajaritos dorados que se miran frente a frente. Y hasta abajo cuelgan tres colgajitos iguales que seguro suenan tilín tilín cuando alguien camina."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"At the top of the earring there is a star-shaped form with a large pearl in the center, what is this part called in the record?","es":"En la parte de arriba del arete hay una forma estrellada con una perla grande al centro, ¿cómo se llama esa pieza en la ficha?"},"pista":{"en":"Look for the word that describes the upper part with pointed leaves around a circle of pearls.","es":"Busca la palabra que describe la pieza superior con hojas puntiagudas alrededor de un círculo de perlas."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"How many identical pendants hang from the lower edge of the almost square plaque?","es":"¿Cuántos colgajos iguales cuelgan del borde inferior de la placa cuadrada?"},"pista":{"en":"Look at the very bottom of the earring and count the articulated pieces with an oval shape and pointed tip.","es":"Mira la parte más baja del arete, cuenta las piezas articuladas con forma oval y punta."}},{"pregunta":{"en":"At the lower center of the plaque there are two small golden animals in profile facing each other, what are they?","es":"En el centro inferior de la placa hay dos animalitos dorados de perfil mirándose, ¿qué son?"},"pista":{"en":"They are symmetrical, with simplified wing and tail, among leaves and pearls.","es":"Son simétricos, con ala y cola simplificadas, entre hojas y perlas."}}],"conexiones":["joyería tradicional de Cerdeña","trabajo del oro y perlas","simetría y ornamentación calada","motivos vegetales y racimos","pájaros como símbolo decorativo","aretes articulados en tres cuerpos","moda festiva siglos XVIII y XIX","artes decorativas y diseño"]},"salas":[],"escrita_por":"muse-wonder-1.0"}