Medal of Pope Innocent X
Medal
1646 (made)
1646 (made)
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This bronze medal depicts Pope Innocent X, to the right, bareheaded and wearing a cope. On the reverse side there is an image of the facade of the Palazzo Nuovo on the Capitoline Hill in Rome with the Papal arms above.
This medal was struck to mark the reumption of building operations on the Palazzo Nuovo under Innocent X. The foundations had been laid by Clement VIII in 1603 but work has stopped with his death in 1605. The building was completed in 1654.
This medal was struck to mark the reumption of building operations on the Palazzo Nuovo under Innocent X. The foundations had been laid by Clement VIII in 1603 but work has stopped with his death in 1605. The building was completed in 1654.
Object details
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| Title | Medal of Pope Innocent X |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Italian, by Gaspare Morone-Mola, 1646 |
| Physical description | Medal, bronze. Obverse side, bust to right of Innocent, bareheaded and wearing a cope with the inscription INNOCENTIVS. X. PON. MAX. AN. II. 1646. Signed, G.M. Reverse side, facade of the Palazzo Nuovo Capitoline Hill, Rome , with the Papal arms above and the inscription AEDIFICAT ET CVSTODIT. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Michael Hall |
| Object history | Given by Mr Michael Hall. |
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| Summary | This bronze medal depicts Pope Innocent X, to the right, bareheaded and wearing a cope. On the reverse side there is an image of the facade of the Palazzo Nuovo on the Capitoline Hill in Rome with the Papal arms above. This medal was struck to mark the reumption of building operations on the Palazzo Nuovo under Innocent X. The foundations had been laid by Clement VIII in 1603 but work has stopped with his death in 1605. The building was completed in 1654. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bonanni, II, 615, XXIV, pp. 631-4. |
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| Accession number | A.41-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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