. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Ins|Mrccl in his wmk i)\- the i;<'nius ol' Anloiiio C:anova and liv tin- neoclassical stvlc, .is \v<-ll ,is liy the art of the (•ngra\(:Ts ol Greek antiiiiiilv, Aniedeo Law achieved a master\- of form lo expicss liis concepts in nol)leness and sini|jlicit\'.. Fig. 2.—Sariiima. \'ii:tor Emmamel I, si ikId, 1814 ' (PluiUi courtesy American Xumismaiic Socieiv) Works Ironi the earlier |:)eriod of his life can he jndsTCcl as some of Italy's f)est coin dies. The portrait coin of X'ictor Emmanuel I of .Sa\-oy (fit;. 1) and es
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Ins|Mrccl in his wmk i)\- the i;<'nius ol' Anloiiio C:anova and liv tin- neoclassical stvlc, .is \v<-ll ,is liy the art of the (•ngra\(:Ts ol Greek antiiiiiilv, Aniedeo Law achieved a master\- of form lo expicss liis concepts in nol)leness and sini|jlicit\'.. Fig. 2.—Sariiima. \'ii:tor Emmamel I, si ikId, 1814 ' (PluiUi courtesy American Xumismaiic Socieiv) Works Ironi the earlier |:)eriod of his life can he jndsTCcl as some of Italy's f)est coin dies. The portrait coin of X'ictor Emmanuel I of .Sa\-oy (fit;. 1) and es[X'ciall\ the liiist represented on the half scndo of 1814 (fig-. 2) achiexe excellence thronL;h the of their conception. The sniitletv of details in rendi'r- iiiL; the character of the aqecl monarch, as well as the sense of proportion in the entire composi- tion, confer distinsruished beauty on one of the most remarkable Italian coins of the l''th ceiitiir\. .\ ('.inova portrait medal engraved in ISIO-^ expresses this same simplicit\' and pinit\ of 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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