Phoenix on a Burning Pyre [reverse]

probably c. 1500

Giancristoforo Romano

Artist, Mantuan, c. 1465 - 1512

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.56 cm (1 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 23.78 gr (0.052 lb.)
    axis: 6:00

  • Accession

    1988.30.5.b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Nussbaum, Zurich; purchased 1934 by J.W. Frederiks [1889-1962], The Hague; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 23-24 May 1988, 1st day, no. 14); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, London) for NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 125, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: .IGNIS.OMNIA VORAT.IPSAM RECREAT.

Wikidata ID

Q63860698

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