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FONTANA, Annibale (b. 1540, Milano, d. 1587, Milano) |
Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (obverse)c. 1560Bronze, diameter 5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington | |
The obverse of this medal portrays Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (1538-1600), a Milanese painter and theorist. The reverse shows Lomazzo Presented to Mercury by Fortune. The inscription around circumference of the obverse: IO[annes] PAVLVS LOMATIVS PIC[tor]. |
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