Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Italy, Papal Medals, Clement XI, Silver Prize Medal of the Accademia di San Luca, 1705, by Ermenegildo Hamerani and Giovanni Hamerani, bust of Clement XI right wearing tiara and cope, rev St Luke seated at easel, paints the Virgin, ACADEMIA PICTOR SCVLPTOR ET ARCHITECT VRBIS, 61mm. Somewhat bright, having been cleaned, nevertheless good very fine.
Founded in 1593 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. The reverse image was designed by Giovanni Hamerani in 1694, taken from a painting by Guercino and was used for the first time for the Centenary Competition in 1695. Intended as an annual competition it was not always so, but the prizes, when awarded, were given in three classes in the three disciplines of painting, sculpture and architecture.
Estimate: £150-250
Founded in 1593 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. The reverse image was designed by Giovanni Hamerani in 1694, taken from a painting by Guercino and was used for the first time for the Centenary Competition in 1695. Intended as an annual competition it was not always so, but the prizes, when awarded, were given in three classes in the three disciplines of painting, sculpture and architecture.
Estimate: £150-250