. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. â ig- 43- 'Pap.\l Rome. Pius \II, obverse of medal, year XVIII [1818] '« (Photo from Patrignani) There are better portraits of Pius \'II among the 34 medals which Mcrcandetti executed as "cameral engraver" in later years, especiallv after 1807. De-. Fig. 44.âPapal Romk, Pius VII, obverse of medal, year XXI [1821] ira (Photo from Patrignani) serving special attention is the three-quarter bust of the aged Pontifl' (fig. 43) and a profile bust of 1821 (fig. 44), both highly expressive. A scudo of the same Pope struck in 1816 (fig. 45
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. â ig- 43- 'Pap.\l Rome. Pius \II, obverse of medal, year XVIII [1818] '« (Photo from Patrignani) There are better portraits of Pius \'II among the 34 medals which Mcrcandetti executed as "cameral engraver" in later years, especiallv after 1807. De-. Fig. 44.âPapal Romk, Pius VII, obverse of medal, year XXI [1821] ira (Photo from Patrignani) serving special attention is the three-quarter bust of the aged Pontifl' (fig. 43) and a profile bust of 1821 (fig. 44), both highly expressive. A scudo of the same Pope struck in 1816 (fig. 45) from dies cut by the chief engraver of the mint, Giuseppe Pasinati,'"'' displays a portrait that is touch- ing in its naive simplicity. .'Apparently an unsure feeling for plastic values and the interplay of modeled surfaces made Pasinati resort to a more linear design. Physiognomic traits are overemphasized by pro- tuberances which add an emaciated, haggard air to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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