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The image shows a coin with a profile portrait of a person. The individual is facing to the right side of the coin. The facial features are detailed, including a nose and slightly pursed mouth. The hair is styled in curls, typical of a formal or royal representation. The individual wears detailed clothing and an elaborate earring. The edge of the coin is inscribed with text. The background is plain and black.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Anna Isabella Gonzaga, Duchess of Mantua
Paolo Repiglier
- Date
- 1698
- Medium
- lead
- Dimensions
- overall (diameter): 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.) gross weight: 29.4 gr (0.029 kg)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
- Accession number
- 1995.49.12
- Credit line
- Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy
- Time span
- 1651 to 1700
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Baroque
- Medals
- bust facing right
- portrait
- Mantuan
- Gonzaga, Anna Isabella, Duchess of Mantua
Provenance
(Jan Liss, London); purchased 1992 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1] [1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.
Inscription
around circumference: ANN.ISAB.D.G.D.MANT. MONT.CAR.VIL.GVAST.ETC. (Anna Isabella, by the Grace of God, Duchess of Mantua, Monferrat, Charleville, Guastalla, etc.); below truncation: R[epiglier]
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