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The sculpture features a man in profile facing left. He wears a hat with a diamond-shaped pattern and detailed textured clothing. The silver-colored metal sculpture has raised text along the outer edge. The piece is flat, round, and finely crafted.
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The sculpture features a man in profile facing left. He wears a hat with a diamond-shaped pattern and detailed textured clothing. The silver-colored metal sculpture has raised text along the outer edge. The piece is flat, round, and finely crafted.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Antoine, 1489-1544, Duke of Lorraine and Bar 1508

Jacques Gauvain

Date
1521/1525
Medium
steel
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 57.37 gr (0.057 kg)
Classification
Sculpture · Medallic Die
Accession number
1995.49.5
Credit line
Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Renaissance
  • Medals
  • bust facing left
  • portrait
  • Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Barrois
Provenance

Art market, Lugano; purchased 1994 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1] [1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.

Inscription

around circumference: +.ANTHONIVS.D.G.LOTHOR.ET.BAR.DVX. (Antoine, by the Grace of God, Duke of Lorraine and Barrois)

NGA object ID 93366. 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.