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This wax medallion was possibly intended as a model for a metal one, and was painted only after being rejected for this purpose—the coloring is not in accordance with the rules of ecclesiastical iconography.
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Title: Commemorating the two Jesuit Saints: Ignatius Loyola (Founder), and Francis Xavier (1506–1552) (greatest missionary)
Date: 1677
Culture: Italian
Medium: Wax, partially painted obverse
Dimensions: 3 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (9.8 × 7.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Gift of Captain and Mrs. William G. Fitch, in memory of their son, Clyde Fitch, 1910
Object Number: 10.116.4
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