. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 70.âNaples. piastra, 1808 '°' (Div. of Numismalics photo) similar portrait, was signed b\- Rcga for the oijverse and by Catcnacci for the reverse, indicating that they were working together.'''- Rcga's activity at the mint increased during Joachim Murat's reign from 1808 to 1815. But never was .Antonio C^anova's influence more evident than in the portraits of Murat by Rega and his contemporary Xicola Morghen, who created the beautiful 40-franc piece of 1810 '"' (fig. 71). Inspired by the classical impassiveness
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 70.âNaples. piastra, 1808 '°' (Div. of Numismalics photo) similar portrait, was signed b\- Rcga for the oijverse and by Catcnacci for the reverse, indicating that they were working together.'''- Rcga's activity at the mint increased during Joachim Murat's reign from 1808 to 1815. But never was .Antonio C^anova's influence more evident than in the portraits of Murat by Rega and his contemporary Xicola Morghen, who created the beautiful 40-franc piece of 1810 '"' (fig. 71). Inspired by the classical impassiveness of Canova's portrait of Murat,'**. â¢'P^ bu->.. Fig. 71. ^ , Joachim Mi:rat, 40 fiaiichi, 1810 (.â \ullior"s photo) Rega's interpretation, although permeated by the sovereign's aloofness, breathes more warmth. Two coin dies, the 12 carlini of 1809-1810 (fig. 72) and. 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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