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1966.125.2.b

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Gian Gastone de' Medici

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Artist

Francesco Pieri (Prato, ca. 1698 - 1793)

Title

Gian Gastone de' Medici

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

18th century

Dimensions

3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.125.2.b

Object Description

152 GIAN GASTONE DE' MEDICI (1671-1737), seventh Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1723

Obv. Bust to right, in peruke and cuirass. Around, JO GASTO . D . G . M . DVX . ETRVRIAE . VII .
Rev. Gian Gastone accepting crown and scepter from kneeling female figure accompanied by lion couchant. Around, CRESCAM . LAVDE . RECENS .
Bronze, 82 mm.

Bibl.: Lankheit, p. 219, n. 158.