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Auction 76 3 Jun 2023
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Italy, Roman school, Amaranta Orsini (d. 1653), cast bronze medal, D AMARANTA ORSINI, bust right, wearing a gown with a high neck, and a veil, rev. ROSA MIRANDA NATA, a single rose in flower, in ex. ANAGRAMMA, 34.5mm. (Attwood 1065a), a later cast, very fine
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.
Estimate: 80 - 100 GBP
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.
Estimate: 80 - 100 GBP