Facade of Santa Caterina dei Funari, Rome [reverse]

1561

Giovan Federico Bonzagni

Associated Names
Giovan Federico Bonzagni

Medalist, Parmese, after 1507 - 1588

The image shows a medallion with a relief of a building. The building has a detailed facade with columns, a central doorway, and a circular window above the door. Surrounding the building is a decorative border with inscriptions in Latin, including the date MDLXI (1561). The medallion is circular, made of bronze, and intricately carved to highlight the building's details through raised relief. The edges of the medallion have bead-like patterns framing the structure and inscriptions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.6 cm (1 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 35.23 gr (0.078 lb.)
    axis: 6:00

  • Accession Number

    1995.27.4.b

Associated Artworks

The sculpture is a round medallion featuring the profile of a bearded man facing to the left. The figure has a well-defined beard and facial features and is wearing a cloak draped over his shoulders, fastened with buttons. The material appears to be bronze, giving it a rich brown color with variations in shading. Surrounding the figure is a circular border with an inscription in raised letters. The medallion exudes intricacy with finely crafted details emphasizing the man's expressions and textures of his hair and attire.

Cardinal Federico Cesi, Bishop of Palestrina [obverse]

Giovan Federico Bonzagni

1561

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1995 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: 1:no. 426, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: DIVE.CATHERINE.TEMPLVM.ANNO.CHRISTI.MDLXI

Wikidata ID

Q63860859

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