Medal
Medal
early 17th century (made)
early 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze medal depicts Clement VIII who served as Pope from 1592 to 1605. On the obverse side he is shown, bare-headed, wearing a cope. On the reverse side the disciplines are shown waking Christ in the storm on the sea of Galilee.
The portrait medal was used as a way of showing friendship, wealth and scholarship. It was inspired by doublesided Roman coins, which usually had a portrait of the emperor on one side and Latin inscriptions on both sides. Renaissance medals had a portrait on the obverse side (front) and often a motto or allegorical figure on the reverse, underlining the qualities of the person shown in the portrait.
The portrait medal was used as a way of showing friendship, wealth and scholarship. It was inspired by doublesided Roman coins, which usually had a portrait of the emperor on one side and Latin inscriptions on both sides. Renaissance medals had a portrait on the obverse side (front) and often a motto or allegorical figure on the reverse, underlining the qualities of the person shown in the portrait.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Medal |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, early 17th century, Clement VIIII, Giorgio Rancetti. |
| Physical description | Medal, bronze, struck from a die. Clement VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini) b. 1536: elected Pope in 1592: d. 1605. Obv.: CLEMENS. VIII. PONT. MAX. AXII. Bust to left, wearing a cope and bare-headed. Rev.: SALVA. NOS. DOMINE. The disciples awaking Christ in the storm on the sea of Galilee. Signed GIOR. R. (Giorgio Rancetti). |
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| Object history | Bought for 3s. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze medal depicts Clement VIII who served as Pope from 1592 to 1605. On the obverse side he is shown, bare-headed, wearing a cope. On the reverse side the disciplines are shown waking Christ in the storm on the sea of Galilee. The portrait medal was used as a way of showing friendship, wealth and scholarship. It was inspired by doublesided Roman coins, which usually had a portrait of the emperor on one side and Latin inscriptions on both sides. Renaissance medals had a portrait on the obverse side (front) and often a motto or allegorical figure on the reverse, underlining the qualities of the person shown in the portrait. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1893. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1894. pp. 164. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1243-1893 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2009 |
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