Vercellino Maria Visconti (obverse); Dragon and Lion (reverse)
Cesare Fiori, Italian, 1636 - 1702
1677
Bronze
Overall: 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3/8 in. (9.6 × 9.6 × 1 cm)
Weight: 228 g (0.5 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.144
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: VERCELLINVS MARIA VICECOMES MARCHIO&; reverse: VIRES NON VIRVS
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 76-77.
Provenance
European art market; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, date unknown; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2016.
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