Leo XII (Annibale della Genga, 1760-1829), Pope 1823 [obverse]

1825

Giuseppe Girometti

Medalist, Italian, 1780 - 1851

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.27 cm (1 11/16 in.)
    gross weight: 35.94 gr (0.079 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1997.114.10.a

Associated Artworks

Leo XII and Cardinals Concluding the Jubilee Year [reverse]

Giuseppe Girometti

1825

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. 867, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: LEO.XII.PONT.MAX.ANNO.III; below truncation: G.GIROMETTI.F.

Wikidata ID

Q63861837

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