Marco Mantova Benavides, 1489-1582, Lawyer and Collector [obverse]
1540 or before
Artist, Paduan, 1500 - 1570
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
gross weight: 28.72 gr (0.063 lb.)
axis: 5:00 -
Accession
1986.29.1.a
Associated Artworks
Temple of Eternity with Goddess [reverse]
Giovanni da Cavino
1540
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Chigi Collection, Ariccia, in 1674.[1] private collection, Italy; (sale, Sotheby's, Florence, 14 May 1975, no. 30). private collection, England; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 April 1986, no. 142); purchased by NGA.
[1] The catalogue of the 1975 sale briefly describes the inventory of the paintings, drawings, prints, and medals in the Chigi residence, northwest of Rome. Compiled by Carlo Bini at the direction of Prince Agostino Chigi, the inventory, under the title Guardaroba dell' Ariccia, is dated 22 March 1674 and is part of the Chigi archive in the Vatican Library (Armadio 316). This medal is number 137 in the inventory.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1987
Gorini, Giovanni. "New Studies on Giovanni da Cavino." Studies in the History of Art 21 (1987):45-54, repro.
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 446, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: MARCVS.MANT.BONAVIT.PATAVIN.IVR.CON
Wikidata ID
Q63860866