Memento Mori [reverse], 1571

West Building, Ground Floor - Gallery 16

Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
gross weight: 20.39 gr (0.045 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1992.55.11.b

Artists / Makers

Jacques Jonghelinck (medalist) Flemish, 1530 - 1606

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
Read our full Open Access policy for images .

Inscription

around circumference: VITA MORTALIVM VIGILIA; on left page of book: DE / VS; on right page of book: OP[timus] \ MA[ximus]; across bottom on tablet: 1571

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: 2:no. 773, repro.