. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. I''ig. 37.âPai'AI. Rdme,. Pii's \'1I, medal eoiiiiunuoralini; his acccssi(in, \ear I, 1800 ^' (Div. <jf Numismatics phoin) lines, add only massiveness to the heavenly li<;ure of the (Ihuich, deprixint; the ti^ure of an\- spiritual beauty; Iicmw Icllciiii'; rrndns the propni lions cxcn more awkwanh i lie wooden lii^iditx. devoid of ,inv trace of inui-r life, is tin- of a |)orli'.ut of Pius \'1I (hg. 371. The \-er\- Hat and superlii relici ot the conxcntional fe,Uuic-s (onlrasis un- pli-,isaud\- witli the
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. I''ig. 37.âPai'AI. Rdme,. Pii's \'1I, medal eoiiiiunuoralini; his acccssi(in, \ear I, 1800 ^' (Div. <jf Numismatics phoin) lines, add only massiveness to the heavenly li<;ure of the (Ihuich, deprixint; the ti^ure of an\- spiritual beauty; Iicmw Icllciiii'; rrndns the propni lions cxcn more awkwanh i lie wooden lii^iditx. devoid of ,inv trace of inui-r life, is tin- of a |)orli'.ut of Pius \'1I (hg. 371. The \-er\- Hat and superlii relici ot the conxcntional fe,Uuic-s (onlrasis un- pli-,isaud\- witli the lulhicss of the folds in the iiiniuent. The elont;a(ed ;- of the J^Mitilf disturbs the arlistii of the composi- tion. gi\-ina; the impression that the lace is just an insert within a hanie.'''' .\nother mecLd of the i'onlilf (fig. 38) bv Giovanni Hamerani ns<-s ,1 similar .uianyement of garment and "mozzetta" to a better |)ropor-. Fig. 38.âPapai. Romk, Pics X'II, medal, year 111 I1803]; St. Peter's and risiiic; sun "'^ {DiW ol Nuniisnutics ])li()to) tioncd portrait. The features, modeled in a low but substantial relief, reflect a more life in severe dignit>'. .\n ,idi-f| sciilpliual techni<jiic .adds the necessary plastic depth. ,\ssociatcd with (Jioaccliino I lameraui at the Roman mint was .\iei candelli'"' (1758- 1821), an engraver of seals, gems, and medals. 'I'he manv vcars of his active life were .1 long succession ol privations and .\pprenliced to gem cutting ⢠It the age of nine in the workshop of (Jerohimo Rossi .ind later with Baldasare Gurtini. he com|)elled two vcars later to snppoil his wiilowed mother ,iiul . ; CIakiiomki, p. ; 155; .Spaziani-Testa, / Romam Ponlr/in. p. 142, coin 266. "'' H'id,, 12. « Patrignani, P,o VII, p. A6, ,.! 1. "" «/'â &
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