Medal: Antonio Canova (Cleveland Museum of Art 1918.583)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early-mid 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1918.583: Medal: Antonio Canova, early-mid 1800s. Francesco Putinati (Italian, 1775–1848). Bronze; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Inscribed: "ANTONIO CANOVA"; signed: Putinati.".
Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- "ANTONIO CANOVA"; signed: Putinati."
Identification
- Date recorded
- early-mid 1800s
- Culture period
- Italy, 19th century
- Maker recorded
- Francesco Putinati (Italian, 1775–1848)
- Museum attribution
- Francesco Putinati (Italian, 1775–1848)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1918.583
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85. Mentioned: p. 82
- Museum classification
- Metalwork
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm medallist, edition and restrike status against medallic references.