Medal: Pope Marcellus II, model 1555 (possibly cast 17th or 18th century)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
model 1555 (possibly cast 17th or 18th century)
Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1312), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Medal: Pope Marcellus II”. The museum dates it model 1555 (possibly cast 17th or 18th century). It is attributed to Giovanni Antonio Rossi (Italian, Milan 1517–died after 1575). The museum records the medium as Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina). and the dimensions as Diam. 7.8 cm, wt. 174.67 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Portraits, Profiles. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina).
- Dimensions
- Diam. 7.8 cm, wt. 174.67 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Medals
- Maker recorded
- Giovanni Antonio Rossi
Identification
- Met object id
- 460698
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1312
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
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