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Antonio Allegri Correggio

Medal
1832 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Cerbara, Niccolo (medallist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This medal depicting Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, is made by Niccolo Cerbara, in Italy, dated 1832.
Correggio (ca. 1494-1534) was the foremost painter of the Parma School of the Italian Renaissance. Cerbara (1793-1869) was an Italian engraver and medallist.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Christianity
Object type
Medal
TitleAntonio Allegri Correggio (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, portrait of Antonio Aleegri (Correggio), by Niccolò Cerbara, Italian, dated 1832
Physical description
Obverse: bust of Corregio. Inscription.
Reverse: Christ in Glory. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ANT.ALLEGRI - CORRIGIENSIS' [and] 'NIC. CERBARA F. ROM.' (obverse)
  • 'INLAT. IN PINACOTE. VATIC. AN. MDCCCXXXII' [and underneath] 'ANT. ALLEGRI PIN. NIC. CERBARA SCULP.' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Subjects depicted
Allegri, Antonio (Called Correggio)
Christ
Summary
This medal depicting Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, is made by Niccolo Cerbara, in Italy, dated 1832.
Correggio (ca. 1494-1534) was the foremost painter of the Parma School of the Italian Renaissance. Cerbara (1793-1869) was an Italian engraver and medallist.
Bibliographic reference
Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, I, pp. 386-8 and VII, p. 172
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.82-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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