Medal of Pope Innocent X
- Object:
Medal pope innocent x/facade of palazzo nuovo rome
- Place of origin:
Italy (made)
- Date:
1646 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Morone-Mola, Gasparo (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Michael Hall
- Museum number:
A.41-1965
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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.
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