Orazio Ricasoli Rucellai (1604-1674)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1952.113
People: Antonio Montauti, Italian (Florence c. 1685 - 1740 Rome)
Title: Orazio Ricasoli Rucellai (1604-1674)
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1711
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228746

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze with brown patina

Dimensions

8.5 cm diam. x 0.8 cm depth (3 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
147.53 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l.: A. M.; lower edge of reverse: A. MONTAVTI 1711
inscription: obverse, around perimeter: PRIOR. HOR. RICAS. ORICELLARI REG. IN GERM. ET. POL. LEGATV
inscription: reverse, around perimeter: NITET DIFFUSO LUMINE [=bright light shines]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Arthur McComb, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1952.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Arthur McComb
Accession Year: 1952
Object Number: 1952.113
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Rucellai in right profile with long curly hair. Reverse: six-pointed star with orbits over landscape.

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