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Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany

Medal
1731 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Montauti, Antonio (medallist)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

This medal depicts Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany and is made by Antonio Montauti, in Florence in ca. 1731.
Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany (1673-1731), was the wife of Ferdinando de' Medici, eldest son of Cosimo III of Tuscany.

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleViolante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany, by Antonio Montauti, Italian,1731
Physical description
Obverse: Portrait of the Princess to right.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'VIOLANTES . BEATR . VINDELIC . ET . M . ETR . P' (obverse)
  • 'AETERNITAS' (reverse)
Gallery label
(1993 - 2011)
REVERSE OF A MEDAL OF GRAND PRINCESS VIOLANTE BEATRICE OF BRAVARIA AS A WIDOW (1673-1731): Inscribed AETERNITAS (Eternity), with figures representing the River Arno in Florence, Tuscany and Eternity
Italian (Florence); possibly 1731
Bronze
By Antonio Montauti (d. after 1740)
Given by Mr and Mrs R G Coats in affectionate memory of John Beckwith’s keepership of Sculpture

This scene has allegorical and political meaning. The crowned figure of Tuscany lies abandoned, but beckons to the Greek sun-god Apollo, who is carrying Asteria (her name meaning ‘starry’) on his shoulders, representing the return of the Golden Age and hope for the future.
Object history
Given by Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Coats in affectionate memory of John Beckwith's Keepership, in 1979.
Subject depicted
Violante Beatrice (Grand Duchess of Tuscany)
Summary
This medal depicts Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany and is made by Antonio Montauti, in Florence in ca. 1731.
Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Grand Princess of Tuscany (1673-1731), was the wife of Ferdinando de' Medici, eldest son of Cosimo III of Tuscany.
Bibliographic reference
The Twilight of the Medici, exh. cat., Detroit and Florence, 1974, cat. 51, p. 88
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.19-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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