parcntK- he had great creatixc- capacit\'; iiuineroLis 

 obverses and re\erses of medals were siiined by liini 

 durinu the period between b'^43 and 1S()1. 



I''ig. 93. — NapliiS, Ferdinand II, ohvcisr ol hall' iiiastra, 



1856 -■-'■ 



(Div. iif Numismatics photo) 



His first portrait of I'erdinanel II (tig. 93), correct, 

 con\entional. and cold, was tised as a peiin.inent Is pe 

 for the 13 diieats from 184S to the end of that issue 

 in 183(). The same head was also used on the half- 

 ])iastras struck between 1846 and 183'), and on the 

 3-tornesi pieces Ijetween 1843 and ISS'). .\nother, 

 later portrait (fig. 'M), nsed onK on medals,-'-'' pos- 



.\ simil.ir, neat, but al the s.nne time, dispassion.ile 

 st\le can be seen also in his rescrse compositions. 

 Engra\ed after tlesigns cre.ncd chielU b\ his nnc le 

 Tommaso Arnand.--'^ lhe'~e re\ ersrs re\c.il I.uii_;i'.s 



Fill. Qi-i. — NAi'irs, FrRDi\A\D II, iin-d.il, iH\it, 1)\ .\iii.iikI -"'•' 



( Phulii liiiin l<i( < i.iriH) 



Fig. 94. — XaI'I-KS. Ft.RDiN.WD II, (ihv(]S<- (jC mcd.il, 1855-"' 

 (Photo lidiii Ricci.uxli) 



scsscs excellent workmanshii). The massive and <'ner- 



getic features, to wliicli a .Xcronian resemblance ag.nn 



cannot be denied, are impressive in ih.'irc.ld disdain. sculptural abililies u. .lliMeniK 1, eating com],leN 



It is an interesting appreciation of the cliaracter of compositions while m.unlammg a harmonious rhvtiun 



this monarch in the last xears of his lile. (H^. ''5). I lis remarkable ,,,leu,s as a sculptor, per- 



-■-"• C.,.\oi,«,Tl, lase. 5. 1 oin 4; D'Inoikii, A7.V (l').S')), p. lH), 

 coin 140. 



•"'■ RicciARni, medals 200, 213. .\n..lhr, hue ..e.uj.m is the d.ath. 



medal dcdieatrd to Pius IX .hu inu h,s , x,le ,„ ( ,.,e,.,, 1 S l.S el. -■-"■ Ku:e,A,<,.., M,ed,,l 181 



SieiLiANO, new (l')31), \>p. 47-53. 



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" RicniARDi, ineilal 21 3. 



-lie direrietl the ( )lli. <■ nl I'.MUi.isim; .il'tci- (:;nrna<ri'' 



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