Filipo Pirovani, Dean of the Rota
Medal
1641 (dated)
1641 (dated)
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This bronze medal is made by Johann Jakob Kornmann, in Italy in 1641.
It depicts the bust of Filippo Pirovani, dean of the Rota.
The medallist Kornmann, of Augsburg origin, was a goldsmith, working in Italy durin the first half of the 17th century and became later a medallist at the Papal Mint in Rome. He committed suicide in the Capitoline Prison where he had been committed by the Inquisition for doing a medal of Innocent X and his mistress Olimpia Maldaldini.
It depicts the bust of Filippo Pirovani, dean of the Rota.
The medallist Kornmann, of Augsburg origin, was a goldsmith, working in Italy durin the first half of the 17th century and became later a medallist at the Papal Mint in Rome. He committed suicide in the Capitoline Prison where he had been committed by the Inquisition for doing a medal of Innocent X and his mistress Olimpia Maldaldini.
Object details
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| Title | Filipo Pirovani, Dean of the Rota (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Filippo Pirovani, by Johann Jakob Kornmann, Italy, Rome, signed and dated 1641 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse: PHILIPPVS PIROVANVS . S . ROTAE . ROMANAE . DECANVS. The bust to the right in robes. Reverse: SALVS . NOSTRA . A . DOMINO. A ship amid waves. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Max Rosenheim F.S.A. Art Fund support |
| Object history | Given by Max Rosenheim, Esq. F.S.A., through the National Art Collections Fund. |
| Summary | This bronze medal is made by Johann Jakob Kornmann, in Italy in 1641. It depicts the bust of Filippo Pirovani, dean of the Rota. The medallist Kornmann, of Augsburg origin, was a goldsmith, working in Italy durin the first half of the 17th century and became later a medallist at the Papal Mint in Rome. He committed suicide in the Capitoline Prison where he had been committed by the Inquisition for doing a medal of Innocent X and his mistress Olimpia Maldaldini. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1906, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 69 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 380-1906 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2009 |
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