Consecration of St. Peter's (Botonée Cross in Quatrefoil Design) [reverse]
1628
Medalist, Florentine, 1567/1571 - 1640
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Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 20.4 gr (0.045 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1997.114.25.b
Associated Artworks
Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini, 1568-1644), Pope 1623 [obverse]
Gaspare Mola
1628
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 835, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference, with cherub head as initial stop: S.PETRI BASILICA CONSECRATA.
Wikidata ID
Q63861779