luigi XIV di francia

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medaglie pubblicate dal british museum

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Gold medal. Obverse: portrait of Louis XIV facing right. Reverse: Louis XIV as the sun warming the earth. Made by Jean Warin, 1672.

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Medal with Louis XIV of France as Apollo, driving the chariot of the sun which brings light to every part of the earth. By Jérôme Roussel, 1661.

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Silver medal depicting an exploding bomb, decorated with the fleurs de lys and inscription IMP GALLIC, symbolic of France blowing itself up. Netherlands, 1689.

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Medal with the Duke of Savoy as Jupiter in the form of an eagle, striking down Phaethon with a thunderbolt. Made by Jan Smeltzing, Netherlands, 1706.

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Sono bellissime, davvero dei "piccoli" capolavori artistici.

Grazie per averle condivise.