Portrait of Pope Clement XII

 

 

 

CLEMENT XII



(July 12, 1730 — February 6, 1740)











Pope Clement XII, 1730 Æ

Obv.:

CLEMENS | XII • PONT • M •



Bust of the pope, r., wearing Tiara and cope, right hand raised in blessing.


Allegorical Figure Laetitia Rev.:

RECTIS CORDE LAETITIA


(in exergue:) MDCCXXX


Allegorical figure, holding scales in right hand, a palm branch in her left.



Mazio, 432.
Spink 1764.






Pope Clement XII, 1733 Æ

Obv.:

CLEMENS • XII • PONT • MAX • AN • III



Bust of the pope, r., wearing Tiara and cope, right hand raised in blessing.


Facade of Basilica of S Giovanni Laterano Rev.:

ADORATE • DOMINVM • IN • ATRIO • SANCTO • EIVS

On a scroll beneath the facade, LATERAN BASIL PORTICVS

(in exergue:) MDCCXXXIII

The eastern facade of the Lateran Basilica, commissioned by Clement XII and built by Alessandro Galilei (1734-1736).


Mazio, 440.
Spink 1779.


The facade of the Lateran Basilica, engraving by Piranesi


© 03/08/2006, 05/26/2006
 

 

January 17, 2010 12:04 PM

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional
Valid CSS!

 

| Home | | Papal Portraits Home | | Medals Bibliography | | Conclaves | | Conclave Bibliography |