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Vincenzo di Giovanni Lupicini

Faustina Sforza, born c. 1532, Marchioness of Caravaggio 1546, after 1552

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G13-A

Medium

lead

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
gross weight: 42.69 gr (0.094 lb.)

Credit Line

Gift of Karl Lunde

Accession Number

1994.81.1

Artists / Makers

Vincenzo di Giovanni Lupicini (medalist) Florentine, active c. 1576 - 1610

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Inscription

under truncation of sitter's right arm: .V.G.L.F.F.; around circumference: FAVSTINA.SFORTIA.MARCH.CARAVAGII.

Provenance

Dr. Andrew S. Ciechanowiecki, London; Karl Lunde [1931-2009], New York; gift 1994 to NGA.[1]

[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.

Associated Names

Ciechanowiecki, Andrew S., Dr.
Lunde, Karl, Professor

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 546, repro.

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