Memento Mori [reverse]
1571
Medalist, Flemish, 1530 - 1606


West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
gross weight: 20.39 gr (0.045 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1992.55.11.b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1992 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 773, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: VITA MORTALIVM VIGILIA; on left page of book: DE / VS; on right page of book: OP[timus] \ MA[ximus]; across bottom on tablet: 1571
Wikidata ID
Q63860885