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Medal - La Pieta
| Location | Italy |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of Michelangelo's Pietà, showing the Virgin Mary seated and cradling the body of Christ across her lap. The composition fills the entire round field, rendered with fine engraved line work capturing the drapery and figural details of the original marble sculpture. |
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| Reverse description | Three-quarter bust portrait of Michelangelo facing slightly left, with beard and period costume rendered in fine engraved relief. A circular legend surrounds the bust along the rim, with the engraver's signature C. GIAMPAOLI inscribed in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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