Emblem of Lion and Bees [reverse]

1605

Giorgio Rancetti

Medalist, Florentine, 1558 - 1610

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
    gross weight: 19.9 gr (0.044 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.17.b

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. 831, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: .DE.FORTI.DVLCEDO..M.D.C.V. (The temperance of the strong, 1605); in exergue: .GIOR.RA (Giorgio Rancetti)

Wikidata ID

Q63861803

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