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Marie de Medici

Medal
1615 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bronze medal, depicting on the obverse the bust to the right of Marie de Medici in court costume, with a high lace ruff open at the front. The reverse shows a ship in a storm sailing to the right, flying a banner with the fleur-de-lys. At the helm sits Marie de Medici. In the middle of the vessel are nude men and women.
On the reverse


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMarie de Medici (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal of Marie de Medici, bronze by Guillaume Dupre, French, 1615
Physical description
Bronze medal, depicting on the obverse the bust to the right of Marie de Medici in court costume, with a high lace ruff open at the front. The reverse shows a ship in a storm sailing to the right, flying a banner with the fleur-de-lys. At the helm sits Marie de Medici. In the middle of the vessel are nude men and women.
On the reverse
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5cm
Marks and inscriptions
MARIA AVG.GALLIAE ET NAVARAE REGINA SERVANDO A FACTA DEOS.
Translation
Marie, Empress, Queen of France and Navarre To save the Gods she became a Goddess
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Bibliographic reference
'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p.
Collection
Accession number
A.358-1910

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Record createdAugust 23, 2004
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