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1966.107.17.a

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Nicolas Duodo

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Artist

Ermenegildo Hamerani (1683 - 1756)

Title

Nicolas Duodo

Creation Date

1720

Century

18th century

Dimensions

1 15/16 in. (5 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

gilding, bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.107.17.a

Object Description

122 NICOLAS DUODO, Venetian Ambassador at Rome 1720

Obv. Bust to left, in long peruke. Around, NICOLAVS . DVODO . S . R . I . COMES . ET . EQ . ; on truncation, . E . HAMERANI .
Rev. Stairway, flanked by chapels, leads from town below to church at left, to church and other buildings at upper right; in background, town on a hill. Around, ROMANIS . BASILICIS . PARES . ; in exergue, . MDCCXX .
Gilt bronze, struck, 50 mm.

For a bronze version signed by Giuseppe Ortolani, see no. 113.

Bibl.: Houston, no. 305; Rosati, no. 229; Forrer 2, p. 398; Brescia i, p. 164, no. 1100.