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Benedetto Varchi, 1502-1565, Florentine Historian and Man of Letters [obverse]

Domenico Poggini

National Gallery of Art

There is a round, bronze medallion featuring the profile of a man with a beard facing right. The man has curly hair and is dressed in a draped garment. The medallion looks slightly weathered with inscriptions in a circular formation around the profile. The edge of the medallion has a dotted pattern. It seems to be made of bronze and is flat and two-dimensional.

Artwork Details

Date
before 1566
Medium
bronze//Late cast
Dimensions
4034 × 4034 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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