Gian Lodovico Battaglia [obverse]
c. 1550
Artist, Venetian, c. 1509 - 1573
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.86 cm (1 15/16 in.)
gross weight: 56.28 gr (0.124 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1992.39.2.a
Associated Artworks
Horse Pawing the Earth [reverse]
Danese Cattaneo
1550
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Hermann Vogel [1841-1917], Chemnitz; by descent in the Vogel family; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 9-10 April 1992, 2nd day, no. 479); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, Ltd., 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. 483, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: GIAN LODOVICO BATTAGLIA.
Wikidata ID
Q63860720