Portrait medal of Andrea Gerini
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1750 - 1766
This circular cast bronze medal measures 7.46 cm in diameter and portrays the Florentine marquess Andrea Gerini (1691–1766). Produced in Florence between circa 1750 and 1766, the unsigned and undated work is attributed to medallist Giovanni Zanobio Weber.
The obverse features Gerini in profile facing right, depicted with his hair tied in a low ponytail with a ribbon. He wears elegant attire, including a slightly open shirt and a faint cloak, framed by an inscription and a border embellished with phytomorphic motifs. Although not shown here, the reverse displays the Genius of the Arts rendered as a winged male figure holding the torso of a statue against a rock within a rocky landscape with vegetation, accompanied by an inscription and a phytomorphic decorative border. This reverse imagery references Gerini's dedication to the arts and his patronage of artists.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Giovanni Zanobio Weber was the nephew of medallist Lorenzo Maria Weber, from whom he learned medal making and die-engraving. Both artists were employed at the Florentine mint. The medal's dating spans from the 1750s—Weber's first dated medal appearing in 1755—to 1766, the year of Gerini's death.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7.46 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Weber, Giovanni Zanobio
- Place recorded
- Florence
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Portrait medal of Andrea Gerini (1691-1766)
- Museum object number
- A.14-1959
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.