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The sculpture on the medal is of a female figure in a classical style. She is standing and leaning against a pedestal with her head resting on her hand, dressed in a draped garment and holding an artist's palette in her left hand. The medal is medium-brown bronze, with engraved text including "A MICHALLON SES AMIS" and the year "1823". In the background, there are leaves and a stack of books, one inscribed “CLAUDE>".
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The sculpture on the medal is of a female figure in a classical style. She is standing and leaning against a pedestal with her head resting on her hand, dressed in a draped garment and holding an artist's palette in her left hand. The medal is medium-brown bronze, with engraved text including "A MICHALLON SES AMIS" and the year "1823". In the background, there are leaves and a stack of books, one inscribed “CLAUDE>".

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Allegory of Painting [reverse]

Nicolas Pierre Tiolier

Date
1823
Medium
copper
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.13 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 69.4 gr (0.153 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
2019.45.4.b
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of William B. Jordan
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CSD
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Romantic
  • Acquired after publication of Medals
  • arts and sciences
  • allegory
  • Allegory
Provenance

William B. Jordan [d. 2018], Dallas; bequest 2019 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference left: A MICHALLON; around circumference right: SES AMIS; in exergue, artist's name in script: 1823 N. Tiolier; across bottom of cloths draped near figure's feet: CLAUDE POUSSIN [illegible]; on monument below urn: [M]ICHALLON

NGA object ID 221101. 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.