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Medal - Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
| Location | Venice |
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| Year | 1709 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni in high relief, wearing a clerical cape with a row of buttons and a cardinal's mozetta, with long curled hair. The circular legend around the field names him as Cardinal and Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church, with the engraver's signature BART·VAGGELLIVS·F· at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical composition in high relief depicting a kneeling female figure of Poetry surrounded by books and musical instruments, using a lens to focus rays of sunlight emanating from the upper right to kindle a flame; a winged genius strides forward from the left bearing a cornucopia and a laurel wreath. The legend COELESTIS · ORIGO arcs across the upper field, and the date MDCCIX appears in the exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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