Medal commemorating the Capture of Valencia in Italy (La Prise de Valence en Italie)
Louis Simonneau French
After Jean Berain French
After Jean Mauger French
Not on view
This print reproduces the front and back of a medal struck to commemorate a French victory over the Spanish during a battle fought in the Po Valley near Milan in 1656. Various versions of this medal exist, all designed by the medalist Jean Mauger. The front of the medal contains a portrait en profil of the young King Louis XIV, while the verso shows the figure of Minerva overpowering a female figure, likely the personification of the conquered city. The images of the medal are struck from a different smaller plate, set within a larger composition that also contains a historic description of the battle. The text and images are presented in a frame decorated with armorial trophies and the monogram and coat of arms of the French king.
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