Paul IV (Gian Pietro Carafa, 1476-1559), Pope 1555 [obverse]
1556
Artist, Milanese, 1513 - after 1575
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Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.6 cm (3 in.)
gross weight: 135 gr (0.298 lb.) -
Accession
2013.40.1.a
Associated Artworks
Faith [reverse]
Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi
1556
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1994, no. 52). (sale, Morton & Eden at Sotheby's, London, 13-14 November 2012, 2nd day, no. 719); Andrew M. Brown, Anchorage; gift 2013 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
with main stops in form of vine scrolls: .PAVLVS.IIII.PONT[ifex].MAX[imus].; below, in smaller letters: IO[annes].ANT[onius].RVB[eus].MEDIOL[anensis].
Wikidata ID
Q63863978