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This object appears to be a coin or medallion with relief engravings, featuring a scene of two individuals riding horses towards the right, accompanied by a tree with branches and blossoms on the left. The outer rim of the object is inscribed with the words "VICTORI GLORIA MAIOR ERIT." The bottom section of the object bears the letters "S C." The object appears gold with a brown patina in some areas.
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This object appears to be a coin or medallion with relief engravings, featuring a scene of two individuals riding horses towards the right, accompanied by a tree with branches and blossoms on the left. The outer rim of the object is inscribed with the words "VICTORI GLORIA MAIOR ERIT." The bottom section of the object bears the letters "S C." The object appears gold with a brown patina in some areas.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Allegorical Representation of Victory

Italian 16th Century

Date
c. 1500
Medium
gilded bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.52 cm (2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 22.57 gr (0.023 kg)
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1942.9.219
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • allegory
  • Victory
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: .VICTORI.GLORIA.MAIOR.ERIT. (To the victor will be the greater glory); in exergue: S[ENATUS] C[ONSULTO] (By the decree of the senate)

Marks

Reverse bears former inventory numbers P.104 (for Plaquette no. 104) in black ink (Bode/Thieme 1897/1906) and 54 in white paint (Hainauer/Duveen 1908).

NGA object ID 1379. 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.