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The image shows a medallion with a male figure in profile facing right. The figure has a bald head with some hair at the back, and wears a detailed garment resembling clerical attire. The medallion is metallic with a dark bronze color, and the portrait is in relief. The inscription reads "ANTONIVS MARIA BISCIONIVS FLORENT." The medallion is circular with a rim.
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The image shows a medallion with a male figure in profile facing right. The figure has a bald head with some hair at the back, and wears a detailed garment resembling clerical attire. The medallion is metallic with a dark bronze color, and the portrait is in relief. The inscription reads "ANTONIVS MARIA BISCIONIVS FLORENT." The medallion is circular with a rim.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Antonio Maria Biscioni [obverse]

Lorenzo Maria Weber

Date
1725
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 8.93 cm (3 1/2 in.) gross weight: 185.41 gr (0.409 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
1997.114.41.a
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Florentine
  • Medals
  • bust facing right
  • portrait
  • cast
  • Biscioni, Antonio Maria
Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: ANTONIVS MARIA BISCIONIVS FLORENT.

NGA object ID 103333. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.