Model for the reverse of Ludovico Caprara's portrait medal
Wax Model
ca. 1679-1680 (made)
ca. 1679-1680 (made)
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This model for a medal depicts a draped figure of a woman, her left hand points to the sky and with the right she offers a laurel wreath to a soldier who advances towards her. He wears traditional Roman armour with plumed helmet and in his left hand a spear. in the background there are rocks with trees and ferns.
Object details
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| Title | Model for the reverse of Ludovico Caprara's portrait medal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pink wax on slate |
| Brief description | Wax model, 'Model for the reverse of Ludovico Caprara's portrait medal', pink wax on slate, by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, probably Rome, ca. 1679-1680 |
| Physical description | Relief in pink wax on slate. To the left stands the draped figure of a woman, her left hand points to the sky and with the right she offers a laurel wreath to a soldier who advances towards her. He wears a traditional Roman armour with plumed helmet and in his left hand a spear. In the background rocks with trees and ferns. In exergue: NON DEFICIT ALTER. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'NON DEFICIT ALTER' (From Virgil's Aeneid, book VI, line 143: 'uno avulso non deficit alter'. 'When one is torn away another succeeds'. (Anne-Marie Eze))
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| Production | Previously thought to be Flemish. |
| Summary | This model for a medal depicts a draped figure of a woman, her left hand points to the sky and with the right she offers a laurel wreath to a soldier who advances towards her. He wears traditional Roman armour with plumed helmet and in his left hand a spear. in the background there are rocks with trees and ferns. |
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| Accession number | A.38-1932 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2004 |
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