Viglius van Aytta of Zuichem, 1507-1577, Lawyer and Humanist [obverse]

Jacques Jonghelinck

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture is a profile portrait of a bearded man facing to the right. The man is bald on top with wavy hair around the sides and a full, curly beard. The sculpture is a coin, specifically a medallion, with raised and detailed engravings. The color of the sculpture is metallic, ranging from a silvery-grey to a darker grey, indicative of its metallic material. Around the portrait's edge, there is an engraved inscription saying "VIGLIVS ZVICHEMVS PRAESES," and the perimeter of the coin features a raised dotted border. The sculpture is small in scale, typical of a coin.