1996.240: Vincenzo II, 7th Duke of Mantua (1594-1627)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1996.240

People

Gaspare Morone Mola, Italian (Milan? died 1669 Rome)

Title

Vincenzo II, 7th Duke of Mantua (1594-1627)

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medal

Date

c. 1626-1629

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/226327

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

4.5 cm diam x 0.3 cm depth (1 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
30.46 g

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: stamped G. Morone
• inscription: obverse, around perimeter: VINCENII · D.G · DVX · MANT · VII · ET · M · F · V
• inscription: reverse, around perimeter: FERIS · TANTVM · INFENSVS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Unidentified owner], Sold at Numismatica Aretusa S. A., 1994. The work was no. 1415 in the sale. It could not be determined who the seller or the buyer were.
Jonathan H. Kagan, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan in honor of Cornelius Vermeule III

Accession Year

1996

Object Number

1996.240

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Vincenzo in profile left with moustache, with cuirass with winged Nike on shoulder; a pendant of the Order of the Most Holy Blood of Jesus hangs from a chain. Reverse: Gonzaga hound on a bed of grass.

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