Mining Works on Monte Leone [reverse]
1641
Medalist, Milanese (?), active 1627 - 1669
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
gross weight: 34.92 gr (0.077 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1998.108.10.b
Associated Artworks
Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini, 1568-1644), Pope 1623 [obverse]
Gasparo Morone Mola
1641
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. 840, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumfernce, inside wreath: FERRI FODINIS APERTIS (The iron works opened, 1641); in exergue: MDCXXXXI / ROMA
Wikidata ID
Q63861785