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Satirical Head of a Pope [obverse]

c. 1540

German 16th Century

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Artwork overview

Medium

silver
Credit Line

Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund
Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.39 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Accession

2006.82.2.a

Satirical Head of a Cardinal [reverse]

German 16th Century

1540

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David Wille, Zurich); purchased 11 July 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Wille, David

Exhibition History

2010

Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010 - 2011, no. 39.

Inscriptions

around circumference: .ECCLESIA PERVERSA TENET FACIEM DIABOLI (the perverted church has the face of the devil)

Wikidata ID

Q63863491

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