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Francesco Redi (1626–1697)

 (Italian, 1656–1740)
Datedated 1684
MediumCopper alloy, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 3 7/16 in. (8.68 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.169
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
Not On View
Sculpture Medals Works Acquired in 2016 Subject: Portraits
Bronze portrait medal of Giuseppe Averani with long, curly hair and drapery around his shoulder…
Giuseppe Averani (1662–1738)
Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi
dated 1721
Bronze portrait medal of Antonio Manoel de Vilhena wearing a long, full-bottomed wig and armor,…
Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (b. 1663; Grand Master of the Order of St. John 1722–36)
Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi
dated 1729
Bronze sculpture of a head of a faun.
Head of a Faun
Style of Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi
ca. 1675–1740
A bronze sculpture of Virtue triumphant over Vice. Virtue is standing upright and Vice is doub…
Virtue Triumphant Over Vice
Attributed to Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi
late 17th or early 18th century
Terracotta sculpture of a pietà scene with two mourning pitti. The figure of Jesus is the cent…
Pietà with Two Mourning Angels
Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi
probably 1715
Bronze portrait medal of François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières hair short and curled, wearing…
François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (1543–1626)
Guillaume Dupré
dated 1623
Bronze medal of a man and woman in profile facing each other. The man is balding and bearded, a…
Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria (1548–1626), and Renée of Lorraine (1544–1602)
Unknown artist
dated 1585
Bronze portrait medal of Queen Christina of Sweden, laureate, wearing classical dress, with a l…
Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626–1689; r. 1632–54)
Giovanni Battista Guglielmada
ca. 1681
Bronze portrait medal of Francesco III Gonzaga wearing armor and a round hat in profile to the …
Francesco II Gonzaga (1466–1519)
Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli
ca. 1484
Gilt bronze portrait medal of Francesco Riccardi wearing a long full-bottomed 17th-century styl…
Francesco Riccardi (1648–1719)
Giovacchino Fortini
dated 1715
Bronze portrait medal of Francesco IV Gonzaga, 5th Duke of Mantua wearing armor and a large ruf…
Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1586–1612)
Guillaume Dupré
dated 1612, cast in 1654
Bronze portrait medal of Francesco Taverna, bearded, in profile to the right; pearled border
Francesco Taverna (1488–1560)
Romano (Pietro Paolo Galeotti)
dated 1554
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