Medal
1700 (dated)
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This medal is made by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, after a design by Count Carlo Arrigo San Martino.
The medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Pope Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni, and on the reverse an elevation of the monument to his memory in St. Peter's.
Pietro Ottoboni was elected Pope in 1689.
The medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Pope Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni, and on the reverse an elevation of the monument to his memory in St. Peter's.
Pietro Ottoboni was elected Pope in 1689.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze, gilt |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze gilt, Pope Alexander VIII (Pietro Ottoboni), by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, Italy, dated 1700 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Pope Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni, and on the reverse an elevation of the monument to his memory in St. Peter's. |
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| Gallery label | REVERSE OF MEDAL OF POPE ALEXANDER VII (Pietro Ottoboni, 1610-91; pope from 1689)
Italian (Rome); signed ‘S.V’ dated 1700
Gilt bronze
By Ferdinand De Saint-Urbain (1658-1738)
The medal shows the elaborate monument to the Pope, after a design by Count Carlo Arrigo san Martino. This was one of a number of complex papal tombs in St Peter’s, such as those designed earlier by Bernini for Urban VII and Alexander VII. The tomb was built between 1696 and 1725, so this medal shows it during planning.
(1993 - 2011) |
| Historical context | Pietro Ottoboni was elected Pope in 1689. |
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| Summary | This medal is made by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, after a design by Count Carlo Arrigo San Martino. The medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Pope Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni, and on the reverse an elevation of the monument to his memory in St. Peter's. Pietro Ottoboni was elected Pope in 1689. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1860. 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. 26 |
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| Accession number | 6758-1860 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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