Satirical Head of a Pope [obverse]

c. 1540

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter without suspension loop): 2.56 cm (1 in.)
    overall (diameter with integrally-cast suspension loop): 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2007.150.5.a

Associated Artworks

Satirical Head of a Cardinal [reverse]

German 16th Century

1540

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leonard (1922-2000) and Lisa Unger Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2008 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010 - 2011, no. 40.

Inscriptions

around circumference: illegible inscription

Wikidata ID

Q63863508

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