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 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
Dimensions
2 cm x 9.2 cm x 9.2 cm (13/16 in. x 3 5/8 in. x 3 5/8 in.)
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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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 March 28, 2024.
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