Paul III, Alessandro Farnese

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This gilt bronze medal is made by an unknown medallist in Italy in the 16th century and represents Pope Paul III, Alessandro Farnese.
Pope Paul III, called Alessandro Farnese (1466-1549) was Pope from 1534 till his death in 1549 and an important patron of the Arts.

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Categories	Coins & Medals Portraits Sculpture
Object type	Medal
Title	Paul III, Alessandro Farnese (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gilt bronze Bronze Gold Gilding
Brief description	Medal, bronze gilt, bust of Pope Paul III, Italy, 16th century
Physical description	This medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Pope Paul III and on the reverse a serpent fighting with a griffin.
Dimensions	Diameter: 60.45cm
Object history	Bought, £1 in 1861.
Subjects depicted	Bust Serpent Griffin Paul III (Pope)
Summary	This gilt bronze medal is made by an unknown medallist in Italy in the 16th century and represents Pope Paul III, Alessandro Farnese. Pope Paul III, called Alessandro Farnese (1466-1549) was Pope from 1534 till his death in 1549 and an important patron of the Arts.
Bibliographic reference	Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 23
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	7665-1861

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O312354/paul-iii-alessandro-farnese-medal-unknown/

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