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Jean-Baptiste Nini

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored circular medallion with raised edge. The medallion features a profile portrait of a man with receding hair on top and longer hair at the back. The man's hairline starts at the top-center of his head and recedes on both sides. The man's face is turned to the left. The medallion bears an inscription that reads "ERIPUIT CORONFULMEN * SCEPTRUMQ[ue] TIRANNI" around the curved top half. The background of the image is gray with white borders on the right and bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
1778
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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