Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi, 1611-1689), Pope 1676 [obverse]
1678
Medalist, Roman, 1646 - 1705
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Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy
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Dimensions
overall (height with suspension loop): 3.65 cm (1 7/16 in.)
overall (diameter without loop): 3.15 cm (1 1/4 in.)
gross weight: 14.92 gr (0.033 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1995.49.11.a
Associated Artworks
Saint Peter and Saint Paul [reverse]
Giovanni Martino Hamerani
1678
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Blumka Gallery, New York); purchased 1990 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]
[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.
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. 556, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: INNOCEN.XI.PONT.M.A.II (Innocent XI, Supreme Pontiff, in the second year [of his reign]; below truncation: HAMERANVS
Wikidata ID
Q63861814