Commemorating the two Jesuit Saints: Ignatius Loyola (Founder), and Francis Xavier (1506–1552) (greatest missionary)

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1677 · Wax, partially painted obverse · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This wax medallion was possibly intended as a model for a metal one, and was painted only after being rejected for this purpose—the coloring is not in accordance with the rules of ecclesiastical iconography.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1677

Medium

Wax, partially painted obverse

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Captain and Mrs. W.G. Fitch, in memory of Clyde Fitch, 1910