Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Orb and Sceptre was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain, [3] and Walton obtained permission to dedicate the piece to the Queen, a considerable honour, as such permission was rarely granted. [4] Walton said that he had taken the title of Crown Imperial from a speech in Shakespeare's Henry V:
The Sceptre and orb are creations of West-European jewellers of the late Renaissance period, the enamels used on the relief technique not being known to Russian goldsmiths of that time. There are reasons to consider the sceptre and orb to belong to the set of gifts, brought to Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604, by the Great Embassy of Rudolf II ...
Prior to the coronation, the orb and one of the sceptres were most recently seen when they were placed on the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her state funeral in September 2022, but they've ...
The Sceptre is also a part of coronation regalia, with the same 1661 origins. Unlike the religious symbolism of the orb, the three-foot-long staff represents the monarch’s power in the secular ...
His best-known works include Façade, the cantata Belshazzar's Feast, the Viola Concerto, the First Symphony, and the British coronation marches Crown Imperial and Orb and Sceptre. Born in Oldham , Lancashire , the son of a musician, Walton was a chorister and then an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford .
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The sceptre is decorated with 285 gemstones, including 94 diamonds, 53 rubies, 10 emeralds, 4 sapphires and 3 spinels. [191] Circling the rod are bands of precious stones. At the top is a gold monde set with diamonds and topped by a plain cross, upon which sits a white enamelled dove with its wings outspread, representing the Holy Ghost . [ 193 ]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us