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
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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.

Verification Level

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