Catherine de Médicis
Germain Pilon, French, 1535 - 1590
after 1574
Bronze with partial gilding
Overall: 6 7/8 × 6 11/16 × 1/4 in. (17.4 × 17 × 0.7 cm)
Weight: 458 g (1 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.14
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed along rim: KATHARI.REGIN.HENRII.VXOR.FRANCI.CAROL.ET HENR.REGVM MATER
Course History
FREN 22, Medieval and Renaissance French Literature, Andrea Tarnowski, Spring 2022
Exhibition History
Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 18, 2001-April 7, 2002.
Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 3, 1999-September 22, 2000.
Renaissance Bronzes From The Collection of Roger Arvid Anderson, Class of 1968, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 13-August 29, 1993.
The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 7-December 3, 2000.
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 87.
Provenance
Acquired by Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, date unknown; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 2016.
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