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German 16th Century

Satirical Head of a Pope [obverse], c. 1540

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.39 cm (1 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund

Accession Number

2006.82.2.a

Artists / Makers

German 16th Century (medalist)

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Inscription

around circumference: .ECCLESIA PERVERSA TENET FACIEM DIABOLI (the perverted church has the face of the devil)

Provenance

(David Wille, Zurich); purchased 11 July 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Wille, David

Exhibition History

2010: Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010 - 2011, no. 39.

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