Allegory of Music [reverse]

c. 1550

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.39 cm (2 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 43.83 gr (0.097 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1999.109.17.b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1999 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 830, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: QVAE TIBI DEBETVR GRATIA NON MIHIMET

Wikidata ID

Q63861588

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