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Charles-Jean-François Chéron

Genius Inspiring Art [reverse], c. 1675

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)
gross weight: 91.000 gr
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1996.122.2.b

Artists / Makers

Charles-Jean-François Chéron (medalist) French, 1635 - 1698

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Inscription

around circumference: ARS GENIVSQVE SIMVL. / F.CHERON

Provenance

Art market, London; purchased 1960s by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Masschusetts; gift 1996 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 664, repro.

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