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Medal - The Genius of Michelangelo Rachel
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief reproduction of Michelangelo's marble statue of Rachel, depicted as a veiled female figure with hands clasped in prayer, gazing upward, as found on the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The engraver's signature P. MONASSI appears in the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | P. MONASSI |
| Reverse description | A fine geometric star pattern radiates outward from a small central relief portrait bust of Michelangelo set within a multi-pointed star. The surrounding border legend, rendered in italic script, reads: 'Rachel - Wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin, graces tomb of Pope Julius II -'. |
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