Cardinal Vincenzo Costaguti
Medal
1647 (dated)
1647 (dated)
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This bronze medal depicts Cardinal Vincenzo Costaguti (1612-1660; Cardinal in the year 1643).
It was made by Alberto Hamerani (1620-1677) in Italy, and is dated 1647.
The Hamerani's were an important family of coin engravers and medallists of Bavarian origin. The medals are notable especially for their historical value documenting Rome and its monuments at that time.
Johan Andreas Hamerani (b Adensburg, c. 1600; d Livorno, 1644), also an medallist arrived in Rome in 1615. Alberto Hamerani (b Rome, 1620; d Rome, 1677), his son, worked for a short time at the mint of Massa Carrara, then, between 1657 and 1669, in Rome, as assistant first to Gaspare Morone Mola and later to Girolamo Lucenti.
It was made by Alberto Hamerani (1620-1677) in Italy, and is dated 1647.
The Hamerani's were an important family of coin engravers and medallists of Bavarian origin. The medals are notable especially for their historical value documenting Rome and its monuments at that time.
Johan Andreas Hamerani (b Adensburg, c. 1600; d Livorno, 1644), also an medallist arrived in Rome in 1615. Alberto Hamerani (b Rome, 1620; d Rome, 1677), his son, worked for a short time at the mint of Massa Carrara, then, between 1657 and 1669, in Rome, as assistant first to Gaspare Morone Mola and later to Girolamo Lucenti.
Object details
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| Title | Cardinal Vincenzo Costaguti (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, depicting Cardinal Vincenzo Costaguti, by Alberto Hamerani, Italy, dated 1647 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts bust to the right, wearing robes, of Cardinal Vincenzo Costaguti. Obverse: VINCENTIVS.S.:R:E:DIAC:CARD:COSTAGVTVS. Signed on the truncation: HAMERANVS.F. Below MDCXLVII on the reverse: VI: GRAVIORA.AMŒNIORIBVS.LENIRENTVR. A palace with fortifications. In the exergue, the arms of Costaguti surmounted by a cardinal's hat and the inscription IN.ANTILLITTORE.EXTRVCTA. |
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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 Collection Fund |
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| Summary | This bronze medal depicts Cardinal Vincenzo Costaguti (1612-1660; Cardinal in the year 1643). It was made by Alberto Hamerani (1620-1677) in Italy, and is dated 1647. The Hamerani's were an important family of coin engravers and medallists of Bavarian origin. The medals are notable especially for their historical value documenting Rome and its monuments at that time. Johan Andreas Hamerani (b Adensburg, c. 1600; d Livorno, 1644), also an medallist arrived in Rome in 1615. Alberto Hamerani (b Rome, 1620; d Rome, 1677), his son, worked for a short time at the mint of Massa Carrara, then, between 1657 and 1669, in Rome, as assistant first to Gaspare Morone Mola and later to Girolamo Lucenti. |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | 384-1906 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2009 |
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