. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. »^ Fig. 14.âJean \'arin showing a medjl in Lmiis \l\ m a |; l)\ I';;iii,s (?) (aulhur's pliutd). An intrresting passage in Rayanis' i'<-|)()ii to Ilrni\- lion can lir seen in a conic inporaiA' iiainiiii'^, of his I\'âin which he narrates the history of the coUcclion grandson, the yoiniL; XI\', aciiniring a medal of Catherine de Medicisâstates that, in France, tlie "great king Francis [Francis I], Henry II, tlic other subsequent kings and queens, tlieir \\i\'es and mothers and grand princes,"
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. »^ Fig. 14.âJean \'arin showing a medjl in Lmiis \l\ m a |; l)\ I';;iii,s (?) (aulhur's pliutd). An intrresting passage in Rayanis' i'<-|)()ii to Ilrni\- lion can lir seen in a conic inporaiA' iiainiiii'^, of his I\'âin which he narrates the history of the coUcclion grandson, the yoiniL; XI\', aciiniring a medal of Catherine de Medicisâstates that, in France, tlie "great king Francis [Francis I], Henry II, tlic other subsequent kings and queens, tlieir \\i\'es and mothers and grand princes," and, in ltal\', the princes and lords, esjaecially the Medicis, owned important coin collections. Apparently it was \ to con- vince the king of such ini|)orlance IxnaiiM' llenry I\ himself stated that he wanted ,1 collcclion 'â lo eniiiel- Hsh the ro\al residence, to assist the (aown Prince in which J<',m \ aiin, the director of the Paris mint, is showin',; him (fiy. 14). L iidouhledK, coins and especially ancient coins did |)iesenl a spec interest to artists. To note just one example, I'ctcr I'.inl Ruliens, the !;icn i'lemish , is known lo have lioU'-;ht a collection of l,S,()Ot) coins, which he Liter resold. 'Ilie eailic'-t known coin auction took pLice in his education, and to oiler to conlenipoiar\ artists Levden toward the end of the Idlh centur\, u hen the good e.\am|)les to ; '' Ihis piinceh' ediica- '' , 11,111,'. \â\. 1, ml. 1211. 32: NU.\IISM.\TICSâ.-W .WCll NT SfHFNCE collection of a French uc' was sold in this manner in 1 .t')S. 21. 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. ];
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