Allegory with the Figure of Roma, as Minerva, Standing Armed amid Trophies [reverse]

1591

Roman 16th Century

Associated Names
Roman 16th Century

Medalist

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.01 cm (1 3/16 in.)
    gross weight: 12.98 gr (0.029 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    1998.108.21.b

Associated Artworks

Innocent IX (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, 1519-1591), Pope 1591 [obverse]

Roman 16th Century

1591

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 820, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: ROMA.RESVRGENS.

Wikidata ID

Q63861579

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