The Muse Calliope [reverse], 1520s

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.68 cm (2 5/8 in.)
gross weight: 109.11 gr (0.241 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1988.30.3.b

Artists / Makers

Giulio della Torre (artist) Veronese, c. 1480 - 1557/1558

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: COELO MVSA BEAT; in exergue: OP. IV. TV

Provenance

Vicomte de Jonghe; (his sale, Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, 24 November 1936, no. 28); J.W. Frederiks [1889-1962], The Hague; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 23-24 May 1988, 1st day, no. 20); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, London) for NGA.

Associated Names

Cyril Humphris Ltd.
Cyril Humphris Ltd.
Frederiks, Johan Willem
Jacques Schulman
Sotheby's
de Jonghe, Viscount

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 197, repro.