Personification of the River Arno [reverse]

1708

Antonio Montauti

Medalist, Italian, c. 1685 - after 1740

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 10.17 cm (4 in.)
    gross weight: 297.84 gr (0.657 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2002.146.11.b


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Vannel, Fiorenza, and Giuseppe Toderi. La Medaglia Barocca in Toscana. Florence, 1987: no. 96.

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 859, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: .FELICISSIMO.ADVENTVI.FLORENTIAE.; in exergue: .A.CI[].I[]CC.VIII. / .IDIBVS.MARTIIS.

Wikidata ID

Q63861634


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