MONACO ART WEEK SPECIAL EVENT
EXPOSITION
Episode 1: Golden Snuffboxes
For the first time, the viewer will be presented with a unique opportunity to get acquainted with magnificent examples of jewelry art from collection of David and Mikhail Iakobachvili.
Snuffbox was one of the landmark accessories in the past. Snuffboxes were very popular in Europe for more than two centuries, from the end of the 17th until the end of the 19th century. The courteous 18th century, referred sometimes as "A century of snuffboxes", turned out to be the golden age for snuffboxes. It was the time when a snuffbox turned out to be a must-have ceremonial item. In those days, a snuffbox became not just a container for the snuff tobacco storage – it was an extremely fashionable and demanded dainty item, a symbol of a certain social status.
Demand for snuffboxes was huge. The best goldsmiths were snowed under the orders. Nothing limited the imagination of jewelers.
European masters created miniature boxes and snuffboxes that witnessed stormy upheavals, wars, changing of eras, generations and styles. Nevertheless, even today in the age of new technologies and innovative materials, those items continue to delight us by their grace, refinement of shape, decoration and artisanship.
ART TALK / CONFERENCE
The Art Market 3.0: An Insider Look at Collecting, Curating, and Investing in Digital Art and NFTs
Reflecting on current trends, the event aims to demystify complexities connected with the NFT art market and serves as an entry gateway to the exciting world of Web3.
Presenting #RETOUCHED, a curated NFT available on CADAF marketplace featuring a selection of powerful historical and contemporary works exploring the perception of self, fascination with aesthetics and how it has evolved with time. Together with “Episode 1: Golden Snuffboxes” exhibition to remember Josephine’s and Napoleon’s most intimate art.
