Battle under city walls

Fontana, Annibale (1540-1587) (attributed to)


Item type:
numismatic
Date of creation:
ca. 1550
Diameter:
5.7 cm  (2 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
bronze

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1957.14.1038.b]

Description

Soldier blowing straight trumpet. Obverse: Gonsalvo de Cordoba, called the Great Captain (14533-1515). The inscription reads: "Gonsalvus III dictator magul ducis cognomento et gloria clarus."

Iconclass

45H
battle, fighting in general

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3892