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| Title: | Commemorative medal for the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's Birth, issued in Portugal, signed Baltazar, 1975 |
| Artists: | Baltazar |
| Keywords: | Portugal;Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564;Medals |
| Issue Date: | 1975 |
| Abstract: | General Description: repeats the theme originally found on Herard medal of uniting diverse arts - on side numbered 143 - 500 Obverse Description: The obverse bears a frontal portrait of Michelangelo with the inscription "MIGUEL ANGELO" (Michelangelo) on the right and "1475-1975" on the left in the surround. Reverse Description: The reverse features a decorative border inspired by the Renassaince, along with two seprate inscriptions "MIGUEL ANGELO / BUINARROTI" (Michelangelo Buonarroti) and "ESCULTOR - PINTOR - POETA / E ARQUITECTO - ITALIANO / 1475 - 1564" (Sculptor - Painter - Poet - and Architect - Italian 1475-1564) and below are tools of arts and the inscribed artist signature "BERBAL/PORTO." Historical Context: Artist Biography: Designer Signed "Baltazar" - Portuguese Foundry Bibliography: |
| Description: | This medal was scanned and uploaded to DLynx by Bonnie Whitehouse '18 and Rachel Rotter '18 in the Visual Resources Center during the 2016-2017 school year. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/28526 |
| Appears in Collections: | A Catalogue of Medals Commemorating Michelangelo |
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| Medal016_Obverse.jpg | 1.35 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| Medal016_Reverse.jpg | 1.86 MB | JPEG |  View/Open |
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