Harvard Art Museums > 2001.252: Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) (Unidentified Artist) , 2001.252,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/165129. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2001.252 People Unidentified Artist Title Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medal Date c. 1500 Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/165129 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze with dark brown patina Dimensions 7.4 cm diam. x 0.8 cm depth (2 15/16 x 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse, cast: HIERONYMVS SAV FER VIR DOCTISS ET PROPHETA SANTISMVS [=Girolamo Savonarola of Ferrara, most learned man and blessed prophet] inscription: reverse, cast: GLADIVS DOMINI SVP TERAM CITO ET VELOCITER [the sword of the Lord over the land quickly and swiftly] Provenance Recorded Ownership History AstArte, Lugano, Switzerland, Sold to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2001. The work was lot 25 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Alexis Gregory Accession Year 2001 Object Number 2001.252 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The medal's obverse features a bust-length naturalistic portrait of the Savonarola. He is shown in profile, faces left, and wears a habit with the hood raised. The medal's reverse features a hand clutching a dagger and hovering over castellated walls set on rocky ground. The medal has a molded border and is pierced at the noon position. The patina appears to have been applied. Publication History Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 70, repr. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
