Pius VII (Barnaba Chiaramonti, 1742-1823), Pope 1800 [obverse]

1822/1823

Giuseppe Cerbara

Medalist, Italian, 1770 - 1856

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.17 cm (1 5/8 in.)
    gross weight: 34.01 gr (0.075 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1997.114.4.a

Associated Artworks

Allegory of the Triumph of Religion [reverse]

Giuseppe Cerbara

1822


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. 865, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: PIVS SEPTIMVS PON.MAX.ANNO XXIII; below truncation: GIU.CERBARA F.

Wikidata ID

Q63861833


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