Radiant Sun Dispelling Clouds [reverse]

c. 1575

Neapolitan 16th Century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.08 cm (1 5/8 in.)
    gross weight: 23.52 gr (0.052 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    1998.108.13.b

Associated Artworks

Francesco Potenziano, or Francesco da Potenza [obverse]

Neapolitan 16th Century

1575

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 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. 815, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: ET.NVBILA PELLIT (And he dispersed the clouds)

Wikidata ID

Q63861572

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