Phoenix on a Burning Pyre [reverse]
probably c. 1500
Artist, Mantuan, c. 1465 - 1512
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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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
Associated Artworks
F. Francina, lived late fifteenth century [obverse]
Giancristoforo Romano
1500
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