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Alexander VIII (c. 1700) - Tomb Monument

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Bronze. Diameter 65mm, 89.4 grams. Engraved by Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain. Obverse: Bust of Alexander VIII facing left, wearing cassock, cap, and a decorative stole. Reverse: The tomb monument for Alexander VIII.

Posthumous medal issued in 1700 to commemorate the tomb being constructed for the late Alexander VIII. An early, and possibly original, strike.

Alexander VIII's great-nephew, Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, commissioned this tomb monument to be built. The tomb was finally completed in 1725. This medal from 1700 displays an intermediate stage in the design of the tomb and its monument. Carlo Enrico Sanmartino was the designer of the tomb, and its sculptor was Angelo de' Rossi. The tomb bears a great resemblance to, and was inspired by, the tomb monument of Pope Urban VIII, created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The figures standing at the base of the monument in the medal give an idea as to the scale of the tomb.

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