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Antonio Francesco Selvi

Cap of Liberty between Daggers [reverse], c. 1740

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 8.73 cm (3 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 236.6 gr (0.522 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2002.146.15.b

Artists / Makers

Antonio Francesco Selvi (medalist) Florentine, 1679 - 1753

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Inscription

between the dagger points: VII.ID.IAN.

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

1987: Vannel, Fiorenza, and Giuseppe Toderi. La Medaglia Barocca in Toscana. Florence, 1987: no. 284.

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 858, repro.

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