Professor Francis Hutcheson, 1694 - 1746. Metaphysician
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About this artwork
This medal of the great philosopher Francis Hutcheson was commissioned by one of his Scottish pupils to commemorate his professor's death. On the reverse of the medal, an allegorical figure, the genius of philosophy, mourns the loss of this influential thinker and teacher. In the eighteenth century the medallic portrait - durable and portable - and was considered to be a very appropriate way of recording the faces of important figures.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Antonio Selvi (died 1755) Italian
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title:Professor Francis Hutcheson, 1694 - 1746. Metaphysician
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date created:1746
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after:Isaac Gosset (1713 - 1799) English
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materials:Bronze
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measurements:10.50 cm (diameter)
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credit line:Purchased 1910
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accession number:PG 699
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Antonio Selvi
Antonio Selvi
Little is known of the background of Antonio Francesco Selvi before his arrival in Florence in 1698. A pupil of Massimiliano Soldani, a bronze-worker, sculptor, medallist and goldsmith, Selvi was primarily a maker of bronze medals. He made personal portrait medals and also produced a large series...