Allegorical Monument to the Liberation of Messina [reverse]
1678
Medalist, Roman, 1646 - 1705
Giovanni Martino Hamerani
Attributed to
NGA, West Building, G-013-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
gross weight: 43.68 gr (0.096 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession Number
2002.9.1.b
Associated Artworks
Luis Manuel Fernandez de Portocarrero, 1629-1709, Cardinal 1669, Archbishop of Toledo 1677, Viceroy of Sicily 1677-1678 [obverse]
Giovanni Martino Hamerani
1678
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Art market (Portobello Road), London; purchased 1960 by Ted Dalziel, Jr.; gift 2002 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. 847, repro.
Inscriptions
on base of monument: HAC / DVCE / CVNCTA / PLA / CENT (Here [by us] happily reunited)
Wikidata ID
Q63861823