Cap of Liberty between Daggers [reverse]

c. 1740

Antonio Francesco Selvi

Medalist, Florentine, 1679 - 1753

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 8.73 cm (3 7/16 in.)
    gross weight: 236.6 gr (0.522 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2002.146.15.b

Associated Artworks

Lorenzino de' Medici, 1514-1547, Son of Pierfrancesco II [obverse]

Antonio Francesco Selvi

1740

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. 284.

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 858, repro.

Inscriptions

between the dagger points: VII.ID.IAN.

Wikidata ID

Q63861632

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