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Giovanni Martino Hamerani

Allegorical Monument to the Liberation of Messina [reverse], 1678

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G13-A

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
gross weight: 43.68 gr (0.096 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Ted Dalziel, Jr., in honor of his parents, Mary Morris Dalziel and George T. Dalziel, Col., USAF, Ret.

Accession Number

2002.9.1.b

Artists / Makers

Giovanni Martino Hamerani (medalist) Roman, 1646 - 1705

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Inscription

on base of monument: HAC / DVCE / CVNCTA / PLA / CENT (Here [by us] happily reunited)

Provenance

Art market (Portobello Road), London; purchased 1960 by Ted Dalziel, Jr.; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Dalziel, Jr., Ted

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 847, repro.

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