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The sculpture is a circular medallion featuring the profile of a bearded man facing left. The man has a full beard and wavy hair that is neatly combed back. He is depicted wearing a detailed garment with a textured pattern on the shoulder area. The material of the sculpture appears to be a bronze or copper alloy, giving it a rich brown color with a slightly oxidized texture. Surrounding the profile is an inscription reading "DE MONTE COMES BALDVINUS" with small circular decorations separating the words. The medallion itself suggests a historical or commemorative context, resembling a coin or a medal that might be of significance in a particular period.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Balduino del Monte, died 1556, Brother of Pope Julius III, Count of Monte Sansovino 1550 [obverse]
Giovanni da Cavino
- Date
- mid 16th century
- Medium
- bronze//Struck
- Dimensions
- overall (diameter): 4.26 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 29.27 gr (0.065 lb.) axis: 11:00
- Classification
- Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
- Accession number
- 1957.14.987.a
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Paduan
- Renaissance
- Medals
- bust facing left
- portrait
- Monte, Balduino del
Provenance
Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his heirs; purchased with the entire Dreyfus collection 9 July 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 31 January 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1957 to NGA. [1] The Duveen Brothers Records document the firm’s sixteen year pursuit and eventual acquisition of the Dreyfus collection, which included paintings, sculptures, small bronzes, medals, and plaquettes. Bequeathed as part of his estate to Dreyfus’ widow and five children (a son and four daughters), who had differing opinions about its disposition, the collection was not sold until after his widow’s death in April 1929. Duveen did not wish to separate Dreyfus’ collection of small bronzes, medals, and plaquettes, and it was sold intact to the Kress Foundation for a price that was met by installment payments every three months. (Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: reel 301, box 446, folders 3 and 4; reel 302, box 447, folders 1-6; reel 303, box 448, folders 1 and 2; reel 330, box 475, folder 4.) See also George Francis Hill’s discussion "A Note on Pedigrees" in his catalogue, _The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Medals_, Oxford, 1931: xii, which was commissioned by Duveen Brothers.
Inscription
around circumference: BALDVINVS DE MONTE COMES
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