

I'ig. 36. — Neapolitan Oc(.:rpATHiN of Romi:, I'l ruinamj 

 IV, scudo, I Son "■ 

 (Photo from CW'I) 



without bcinn; aljlc to add the sH'-iliti-sl personal 

 uitcrprctatioii. Gio\'anni ado]5trd his liroth<T's chrs 

 lor tiie reverse of the sciido struck liy rCrthnand I\' 

 of Sicily dnriiit; the occupation of Rome in 18(11) 

 (fi!?. 36). Rudeh modeled planes, guided by heavy 



I''ig. 37. — Pai'AI. Rdme,. Pii's \'1I, medal eoiiiiunuoralini; 

 his acccssi(in, \ear I, 1800 ^' 

 (Div. <jf Numismatics phoin) 



lines, add only massiveness to the heavenly li<;ure 

 of the (Ihuich, deprixint; the ti^ure of an\- spiritual 

 beauty; Iicmw Icllciiii'; rrndns the propni lions cxcn 

 more awkwanh 



i lie s.une wooden lii^iditx. devoid of ,inv trace of 

 inui-r life, is tin- ch.nMcteristic of a |)orli'.ut nicd.il 

 of Pius \'1I (hg. 371. The \-er\- Hat and superlii i.d 

 relici ot the conxcntional fe,Uuic-s (onlrasis un- 

 pli-,isaud\- witli the el.iboiale lulhicss of the folds in 

 the iiiniuent. The unusu.ilK elont;a(ed f.ic<- of the 

 J^Mitilf disturbs the arlistii b. dance of the composi- 

 tion. gi\-ina; the impression that the lace is just an 

 insert within a pre.nranged hanie.'''' 



.\nother mecLd of the s.ime i'onlilf (fig. 38) bv 

 Giovanni Hamerani ns<-s ,1 similar .uianyement of 

 garment and "mozzetta" to fr.nnc a better |)ropor- 



Fig. 38.— Papai. Romk, Pics X'II, medal, year 111 I1803]; 

 St. Peter's and risiiic; sun "'^ 

 {DiW ol Nuniisnutics ])li()to) 



tioncd portrait. The features, modeled in a low but 

 substantial relief, reflect a more spiritn.il life el. id in 

 severe dignit>'. .\n ,idi-f|U.ite sciilpliual techni<jiic 

 .adds the necessary plastic depth. 



,\ssociatcd with (Jioaccliino I lameraui at the 

 Roman mint was Tomm.iso .\iei candelli '"' (1758- 

 1821), an engraver of seals, gems, and medals. 'I'he 

 manv vcars of his active life were .1 long succession ol 

 privations and bctras.ils. .\pprenliced to gem cutting 

 • It the age of nine in the workshop of ( Jerohimo Rossi 

 .ind later with Baldasare Gurtini. he w.is com|)elled 

 two vcars later to snppoil his wiilowed mother ,iiul 



risionnmi.i .iiiLjia/i.it.i <■ itmitn 



-'■ CA7, vol. 17, coin 1; .Skramni, .\lnl,is,Iin, \',ilioiim, \ ol. 3, vciita . . . c stain nlr.itt.i 



pi. 158, coin 12; Marti.noki, fasc. 22, p. 2.=>; CIakiiomki, p. rinyiov.inita." 



155; .Spaziani-Testa, / Romam Ponlr/in. p. 142, coin 266. "'' H'id,, nicd.il 12. 



« Patrignani, P,o VII, p. A6, nu-.l,.! 1. "" «/'■>'• -1. 1. Pp. 28 ',2, .nul vol. K. p. :M; ,, and 



»^ P.vrKiGNANi {P,o VII, p. 49): ". . . I,a liprod.mo 1<- s,„,- K.ckir. vol. 21. p. 40- Ho,,/,, n, „a, , p. MlV Maronoki, 



hi.inzc di Papa C:hiaiamonfi in in..do iioii mo ispoiid.-nir .illa l.isi s. 20 21. p. IHH. 



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