The Opening of the Holy Door [reverse], 1675

Not on View

bronze

overall (diameter): 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
gross weight: 33.77 gr (0.034 kg)
axis: 12:00

1995.49.14.b

Giovanni Martino Hamerani (medalist) Roman, 1646 - 1705

around top circumference on banner: DOMVS.DEI.ET.PORTA.COELI / H (The House of the Lord, and the Gate of Heaven / H[amerani])

(Paul Bosco, New York); purchased 1993 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]

[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.

Bosco, Paul
Wilchusky, Mark

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 557, repro.