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The sculpture is a coin featuring a profile portrait of a regal woman facing to the left. She is adorned with a crown and wears an intricately detailed dress, along with a veil draped over her head and shoulders. The coin is made of a bronze or copper-colored metal. Surrounding the portrait is an inscription in a raised font that runs along the circular edges of the coin. The surface of the coin shows signs of age and wear.
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The sculpture is a coin featuring a profile portrait of a regal woman facing to the left. She is adorned with a crown and wears an intricately detailed dress, along with a veil draped over her head and shoulders. The coin is made of a bronze or copper-colored metal. Surrounding the portrait is an inscription in a raised font that runs along the circular edges of the coin. The surface of the coin shows signs of age and wear.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Anne of Brittany, died 1514, Wife of Louis XII 1498 [reverse]

French 15th or 16th Century

Date
1498/1514
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.35 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 17.61 gr (0.039 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
1999.109.12.b
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • bust facing left
  • portrait
  • thin-cast
  • Anne of Brittany
Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1999 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: ANNA.RAGINA.HAC.VIVERTE.OMNIS.VAETABATVR.TERRA

NGA object ID 110716. 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.