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115. Pietra Berettini da Cortona, c.1670
Bust of Cortona, draped, right.
Fame recumbent, pointing with a sceptre to a wreath, above.
By Francois Cheron (signed F. Cheron on each side).
Copper, cast, 72 mm. (2.9 inches).
Very fine, with a medium- light-brown patina.. A hole for suspension at 12 o'clock.
Sorry this item is sold.
References: Molinari 254; Robert Eidlitz, Medals relating to Architects and Architecture (New York, 1927), 256.
Notes: Pietra Berettini da Cortona (1596-1669) was a celebrated painter and architect. Near Rome he built the Casino del Pigneto, and prepared plans for the reconstruction of the Barberini Palace. He was knighted by Pope Alexander VII for his work on the restoration of the church of S. Maria della Pace.
The legend on the reverse side of this medal is an anagram of Cortona's titles, as found on the obverse.
Charles Jean Francois Cheron (1635-98) was a medallist in Rome and worked for Popes Clement IX and Innocent X; he went to France in 1675 to work for Louis XIV.
Amongst the relatively small number of cast personal medals that he produced are those of the sculptor Bernini and the architetct Fontana, both of which are stylistically similar to this medal of Cortona.
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