Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Italy, Roman school, Amaranta Orsini (d. 1653), cast bronze medal, bust r., wearing a gown with a high neck, and a veil. D AMARANTA ORSINI, rev. a single rose in flower, ROSA MIRANDA NATA, in ex., ANAGRAMMA, 34.5mm. (Attwood 1065a), a later cast, very fine
*ex Baldwin's vault
Amaranta Orsini was the daughter of Marzio Orsini, Signore di Bomarzo and Porzia Vitelli. She became a nun and, in 1599, entered the Convent of Sant'Ambrogio alla Massima in Rome. Her youthful appearance on the medal suggests it dates from around that time. The Convent is better remembered today for the scandal there that took place in the mid-19th century.
(150-250 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
Amaranta Orsini was the daughter of Marzio Orsini, Signore di Bomarzo and Porzia Vitelli. She became a nun and, in 1599, entered the Convent of Sant'Ambrogio alla Massima in Rome. Her youthful appearance on the medal suggests it dates from around that time. The Convent is better remembered today for the scandal there that took place in the mid-19th century.
(150-250 GBP)