Italy-Vatican (ca 1790) Carlo Pio Balestra Bronze Medal By Bernhard Perg-46mm

CAROL . PIVS . BALESTRA . CIV . ROM . BONIS . ARTIBVS., draped bust of Balestra to right; B . PERGER . F below / ACADEM . PICTOR .

SCVLPTOR . ET ARCHIT . VRBIS., helmeted Minerva, seated to right, head to left, holding spear in her left hand and supporting shield in

her right; shield inscribed AEQVA POTES-TAS; winged putto also supporting shield at left; palette, brushes, and bust laying at the base

of the shield; B.P.F. to lower left. Eidlitz 37.

Extremely Fine.

PROVENANCE:

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Private collection, Munich, Germany.

FOOTNOTES:

Balestra was an Italian architect working in Rome. In his will, he funded a fine arts competition for young artists.