Head of Christ model ca. 1500 (old aftercast) Italian, Rome The obverse of this fine old aftercast depicts the head ofChrist; on the reverse is text within a wreath. The wordFINEM (instead of the usual EINEM) occurs only onthis work and on one in the former collection of KingGeorge III (now in the British Museum, London). A Flemish painting may have served as the model for this type of medal, however, according to the reverse inscription,it derives from an ancient cameo with the portrait ofChrist and the apostle Paul, which was sent to PopeInnocent VIII by the sultan, from Constantinople in149
Head of Christ model ca. 1500 (old aftercast) Italian, Rome The obverse of this fine old aftercast depicts the head ofChrist; on the reverse is text within a wreath. The wordFINEM (instead of the usual EINEM) occurs only onthis work and on one in the former collection of KingGeorge III (now in the British Museum, London). A Flemish painting may have served as the model for this type of medal, however, according to the reverse inscription,it derives from an ancient cameo with the portrait ofChrist and the apostle Paul, which was sent to PopeInnocent VIII by the sultan, from Constantinople in1492. A monumental marble version of the same compositionwas carved for Guillaume Goffier, lord ofBonnivet and admiral of France, for his Castle Poitou,about 1520 (now in the Musée Sainte-Croix, Poitiers).. Head of Christ 460794
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