Accession Number
2008/2.219

Title
Portrait of Innocent XI

Artist(s)
Girolamo Lucenti

Object Creation Date
1608

Medium & Support
cast bronze

Dimensions
3 15/16 in. x 3 15/16 in. x 1/8 in. ( 10 cm x 10 cm x 0.3 cm )

Credit Line
Given in memory of Nathan Whitman by the William P. Heidrich family

Label copy
March 28, 2009
Judging from other portraits of Pope Innocent XI, this medal presents an excellent likeness of this ascetic and austere pontiff. The artist, Girolamo Lucenti, displays great skill in the handling of various textures, as can be seen in the broad planes of the pope’s robe and the roughened stole draped over his shoulders. Yet these features are secondary to the subtle modeling of the wonderfully craggy face, which results in a powerfully insightful portrait of an exceptionally able pope.

Primary Object Classification
Metalwork

Collection Area
Western

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