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Cardinal Mazarin (1602–61)

Medalist: Jean Varin French
1660
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cardinal Mazarin (1602–61)
  • Artist: Medalist: Jean Varin (French, Liège baptized 1607–1672 Paris)
  • Date: 1660
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Rupert L. Joseph, 1959
  • Object Number: 60.55.41
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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