Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse) / Andrea Guacioloti
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.283
- Title
- Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse)
- Artist
- Andrea Guacioloti
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1435-1495
- Medium and Support
- cast bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 1455
- 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
- Renaissance
- Inscription
- Obverse: Nicolaus PP Quintus; Tomas below bust Reverse: Sedi anno octo di XX obit XXV mar MCCCCL1111; Andreas Guacialotis on lower edge; Eclesia on boat.
- Dimensions
- 1 cm x 7.7 cm x 7.5 cm (3/8 in. x 3 1/16 in. x 2 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 15th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- coin
- Physical Description
- The obverse of this medal depicts a profile portrait of a man with a tonsure. The reverse represents a man holding a cross-staff piloting a boat labeled "Eclesia" along the gunwale. Both sides of the medal have inscriptions around the edge.
- Subject Matter
- This medal commemorates Pope Nicholas V (r. 1447–1454), who appears in a profile portrait on the front (obverse) of the medal along with an identifying inscription. The reverse represents the pontiff, cross-staff in hand, confidently steering a boat labeled “Eclesia,” or “The Church.”
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 1984/1.283
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.283/1984_1.283obv.jpg
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"Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse); Andrea Guacioloti." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.283/1984_1.283obv.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
