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German 16th Century

Satirical Head of a Pope [obverse], c. 1540

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter without suspension loop): 2.56 cm (1 in.)
overall (diameter with integrally-cast suspension loop): 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2007.150.5.a

Artists / Makers

German 16th Century (medalist)

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Inscription

around circumference: illegible inscription

Provenance

Leonard (1922-2000) and Lisa Unger Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2008 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Exhibition History

2010: Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010 - 2011, no. 40.

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