Cardinal Giacomo De Angelis, 1651-1695 [obverse]
![Cardinal Giacomo De Angelis, 1651-1695 [obverse] by Attributed to Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/cardinal-giacomo-de-angelis-1651-1695-obverse-nga-103314.webp)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 3.97 cm (1 9/16 in.) gross weight: 32.81 gr (0.072 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Accession Number
1997.114.32.a
Art Historical Context
This exquisite bronze medal, titled *Cardinal Giacomo De Angelis,1651-1695* (obverse), is to the skilled French medallist Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain dates to 1701. just 3.97 cm in diameter and weighing 32.81 grams, it exemplifies the intimate, portable artistry of 17th- and early 18th-century medals. Crafted six years after the cardinal's death, it serves as a posthumous tribute, capturing his likeness in a format popular among European elites for commemorating clergy, rulers, and scholars. De Saint-Urbain, active in the orbit of Louis XIV's court, was renowned for his precise portraiture and ...