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PAXERUNITHE ROYAL CABINET

Six paintings.
Many ways to look.

An imagined museum ↗

SIX RECORDS / SIX WAYS OF SEEING

The collection,
object by object.

Read an image as carefully as a label. Each entry describes the picture you can see, without inventing a history for the object.

PX-01 / GOLDWORK

The gold ewer & salver

The ewer rises above the crowded salver. Their different silhouettes keep a richly filled scene from becoming a single mass. A pearl strand quietly connects the two.

Visible materials: Gold, ruby, diamond and pearl — imagined
Form: A tall vessel beside a broad, shallow dish
Light: Raised gold ornament catches a warm side light

Digital artwork, imagined collection. No maker, date, value or provenance is asserted.

PX-02 / GOLDWORK

The nautilus cup

The shell gives the cup a broad, calm surface. Around it, the gold mount turns into small leaves, figures and curling edges. One object holds two very different kinds of detail.

Visible materials: Pearlescent shell, gold, ruby and diamond — imagined
Form: A spiral shell held in an elaborate gold mount
Light: Pale shell reflects broad light; gold edges glitter

Digital artwork, imagined collection. No maker, date, value or provenance is asserted.

PX-03 / JEWELLERY

The ruby pendant

The heavy pendant gives the foreground an anchor. Its chain travels through the folds, inviting the eye to leave the jewel and return by a different route.

Visible materials: Ruby, gold, diamond and silk — imagined
Form: An oval pendant with a looping chain
Light: Crimson glazes meet small, bright diamond facets

Digital artwork, imagined collection. No maker, date, value or provenance is asserted.

PX-04 / MECHANISMS

The timekeeper’s company

A circular dial, a narrow glass vessel and a tiny key suggest different ways of thinking about time. This is a fictional painted arrangement, not a technical diagram of a working mechanism.

Visible materials: Gold, glass, diamond and velvet — imagined
Form: An open watch, an hourglass and a winding key
Light: A pale dial rests between bright gold and deep shadow

Digital artwork, imagined collection. No maker, date, value or provenance is asserted.

PX-05 / CABINET

The open cabinet

An open drawer makes a private arrangement visible. The crown rests above it, while a brooch, papers and a small carved piece suggest several different stories sharing one table.

Visible materials: Wood, gold, ruby, fabric and paper — imagined
Form: Drawers, a small crown and a brooch
Light: Daylight softens the edges of a busy worktable

Digital artwork, imagined collection. No maker, date, value or provenance is asserted.

PX-06 / MECHANISMS

The royal key & seal

The key’s long, plain shaft gives its ornate bow more presence. Beside it, the small seal offers a second scale of detail: something to notice only after the first glance.

Visible materials: Gold, dark metal, green stone and linen — imagined
Form: A long key beside a small engraved seal
Light: Window light separates the dark shaft from the gold bow

Digital artwork, imagined collection. No maker, date, value or provenance is asserted.