Medal of Paul III
Medal
1549 (made)
1549 (made)
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This bronze medal depicts Paul III (Alessandro Farnese), bareheaded and wearing a cope. On the reverse side there is a bird's eye view of Rome. Other examples of this medal have an additional inscription on the obverse side recording that the medal was struck for the Jubilee year of 1550.
Paul III was Pope from 1534 to his death in 1549. Despite becoming Pope at an uncertain time following the Protestant Reformation, he presided over a period of Catholic revival known as the Counter Reformation characterised by the establishment of new religious orders and the meeting of the Council of Trent.
Paul III was Pope from 1534 to his death in 1549. Despite becoming Pope at an uncertain time following the Protestant Reformation, he presided over a period of Catholic revival known as the Counter Reformation characterised by the establishment of new religious orders and the meeting of the Council of Trent.
Object details
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| Title | Medal of Paul III |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Italian, 16th cent |
| Physical description | Medal, bronze. Obverse, bust to right of Paul III bareheaded and wearing a cope with the inscription PAVLVS. III. PONT. MAX. AN. XVI. Reverse, bird's eye view of Rome with inscription ALMA ROMA in the exergue. |
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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 Paul III (Alessandro Farnese), bareheaded and wearing a cope. On the reverse side there is a bird's eye view of Rome. Other examples of this medal have an additional inscription on the obverse side recording that the medal was struck for the Jubilee year of 1550. Paul III was Pope from 1534 to his death in 1549. Despite becoming Pope at an uncertain time following the Protestant Reformation, he presided over a period of Catholic revival known as the Counter Reformation characterised by the establishment of new religious orders and the meeting of the Council of Trent. |
| Bibliographic reference | Armand, Albert. Les médailleurs italiens des quinzième et seizième siècles Paris, 1883-7, vol. II, p.168 |
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| Accession number | A.27-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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