Francesco Redi, 1626-1697, Physician and Scientist [obverse]

1684

Massimiliano Soldani Benzi

Medalist, Florentine, 1656 - 1740

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 8.76 cm (3 7/16 in.)
    gross weight: 183.37 gr (0.404 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2002.146.16.a


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; 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. 854, repro.

Inscriptions

below the bust: M.SOLD.1684; around circumference: FRANCISCVS.REDI.PATRITIVS.ARETINVS.

Wikidata ID

Q63861955


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