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Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a Grave (reverse)

Francesco da Sangallo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a Grave (reverse)
Creator: Francesco da Sangallo
Date Created: model ca. 1552 (probably a later cast)
Physical Dimensions: Diam. 9.5 cm, wt. 308.61 g.
Type: Medal
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/460856
Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina under a layer of dark wax.)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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