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Stefano Passamonti

Antonio Canova, 1757-1822, Sculptor [obverse], 1816

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Medium

lead

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.81 cm (2 11/16 in.)
gross weight: 178.22 gr (0.393 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

2000.158.14.a

Artists / Makers

Stefano Passamonti (medalist) Italian, active c. 1816 - 1851

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Inscription

under truncation: S.PASSAMONTI.F.; around circumference: ANTONIUS CANOVA.

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2000 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. 864, repro.

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