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Gaspare Mola

Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini, 1568-1644), Pope 1623 [obverse], 1628

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 20.4 gr (0.045 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1997.114.25.a

Artists / Makers

Gaspare Mola (medalist) Florentine, 1567/1571 - 1640

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Inscription

around circumference: VRBANVS.VIII.PONT.MAX.A.V.; on truncation: 1628.; below truncation: GAS.MOLO.

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. 835, repro.

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