Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse) / Nicolas-François Chéron
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- Accession Number
- 1984/1.284
- Title
- Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse)
- Artist
- Nicolas-François Chéron
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- died 1746
- Medium and Support
- cast bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 1669
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Lazio (region)
- Roma (province)
- Rome (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Lazio (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Roma (province)
- Creation Place 5
- Rome (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Inscription
- Obverse: Clemens IX Pont Max An II; on Truncation: F. Cheron F. Reverse: Aelia Ponte Exornato
- Period
- Europe, Baroque (1590-1750)
- Dimensions
- 2 cm x 9.2 cm x 9.2 cm (13/16 in. x 3 5/8 in. x 3 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- coin
- Physical Description
- The front (obverse) of the medal presents a profile portrait of a bearded man wearing a cassock, cap, and stole. The reverse depicts a bridge spanning a river. A winged figure flies above the bridge blowing a trumpet, while a nude male figure reclines below the bridge in the foreground and a wolf nurses at his feet. Inscriptions run around both the border edge of both sides of the medal.
- Subject Matter
- The front of this medal depicts Pope Clement IX, and the reverse represents one of his public works projects, the restoration of the Ponte Sant’Angelo that bridged the Tiber in Rome. The bridge appears in the center of the scene, while an angel trumpets above. A river god, representing the Tiber, reclines below the bridge while a nursing wolf--a symbol of Rome--appears at his feet.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 689 x 625
- File Size
- 41 KB
- Record
- 1984/1.284
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"Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse); Nicolas-François Chéron." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.284/1984_1.284obv.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.