Paul III (Alessandro Farnese, 1466-1549), Pope 1534 [obverse], 1549

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.58 cm (1 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 23.28 gr (0.051 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1997.114.2.a

Artists / Makers

Giovan Federico Bonzagni (medalist) Parmese, after 1507 - 1588

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: .PAVLVS.III.PONT.MAX.AN.XVI. (Paul III, Pontifax Maximus, in the sixteenth year of his reign); below truncation: .I[OHANNES].FEDE[RICUS].PARM[ENSIS].

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 827, repro.