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Medal: Bust of Carlo Borromeo

ca. 1600 (possibly cast in the 19th century)
Not on view
On the obverse is a portrait of Carlo Borromeo (1538 –
1584), cardinal and archbishop of Milan (1560 – 1584),
and on the reverse is his impresa, a lamb on an altar.
This is possibly a nineteenth-century aftercast taken
from an old, worn medal.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Medal: Bust of Carlo Borromeo
  • Date: ca. 1600 (possibly cast in the 19th century)
  • Culture: Italian, Milan (?)
  • Medium: Bronze (copper alloy with dull yellowish
    natural patina and remains of an abraded black patina)
  • Dimensions: Diam. 4.9 cm, wt. 46.2 g
  • Classification: Medals
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1255
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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