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Matteo de' Pasti

Emblem of Authority [reverse], 1447

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.11 cm (1 1/4 in.)
gross weight: 15.75 gr (0.035 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1992.55.3.b

Artists / Makers

Matteo de' Pasti (medalist) Italian, c. 1420 - 1467/1468

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Inscription

around circumference: PONTIFICII.EXERCITVS.IMP[ERATOR].M.CCCCXLVII. (General of the papal armies)

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Leonard
Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 25, repro.

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