Inscribed Record of Fiamma's Life and Works [reverse], 1578

West Building, Ground Floor - Gallery 13A

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 8.11 cm (3 3/16 in.)
gross weight: 81.55 gr (0.18 lb.)
axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1999.109.3.b

Artists / Makers

Giovanni Battista Cambio, called Bombarda (medalist) Emilian, active c. 1540 - 1575

Image Use

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Inscription

across entire surface: GABRIEL FLAMMA / VENETIIS ORIVN[DVS] PAT IO.FRAN[CISCUS] DOC / AD HVC PVER POLIT DRIB LITERIS EGRIGIE N AVA / VIT OPERAM TRESDECEM NATVS ANNOS CANONI / CORVM REGVLIARVM ORDIN F M INGRESSVS PH= / ILOSOFIAE ATQVE THEOLOGIAE STVDIA MIRVM IN MOD= / V MEST AMPLEXATVS IN TESO AETATIS FLORE ADILLV...[remainder of inscription still to be transcribed]

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1999 to NGA.

Associated Names

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. 837, repro.