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Livio Odescalchi

Medal
1699 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hamerani, Giovanni (made)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This bronze medal is made by Giovanni Hamerani in ca. 1699 in Italy. The depicted Livio Odescalchi (1652-5-1713) was the nephew of Pope Innocent the Eleventh and Duke of Bracciano, Sirmio e Ceri. He was a great collector of Roman antiquities and was one of the most prominent figures in Rome during his lifetime.
Giovanni Hamerani (1649-1705) became an important medallist to the papal mint. Especially for Innocent XI, but later also for Pope Innocent XII and Pope Clement XI. He was regarded as one of the most capable and respected medallists of his epoch.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Christianity
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleLivio Odescalchi (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, Livio Odescalchi, by Giovanni Hamerani, Italian, 1699
Physical description
Medal depicting Livio Odescalchi.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.87cm
Object history
Bought.
Summary
This bronze medal is made by Giovanni Hamerani in ca. 1699 in Italy. The depicted Livio Odescalchi (1652-5-1713) was the nephew of Pope Innocent the Eleventh and Duke of Bracciano, Sirmio e Ceri. He was a great collector of Roman antiquities and was one of the most prominent figures in Rome during his lifetime.
Giovanni Hamerani (1649-1705) became an important medallist to the papal mint. Especially for Innocent XI, but later also for Pope Innocent XII and Pope Clement XI. He was regarded as one of the most capable and respected medallists of his epoch.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.12-1959

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313697/livio-odescalchi-medal-hamerani-giovanni/
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