Pelican in Her Piety on a Tree Stump [reverse]
Olivieri, Maffeo · Italian
1523
- Medium
- bronze
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- 1501 to 1550
- Image size
- 3125 × 3125px
Description
The image shows a circular bronze medal featuring a scene with a dead tree, branches, a pelican feeding chicks on a mound, and an inscription in Latin "FIRME ET PERPETUE CARMST*" and the Roman numerals "M D XXIII" for the year 1523. The medal appears weathered and aged, with natural patina.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).