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Medallion with Portraits of Flavius Adaloald, King of Italy, and his Mother Queen Theolinda
(Baroque Europe )
This medallion is from a series representing the early kings of Italy, for which see Walters 27.485. There are related reliefs in various European collections. The Lombard Adaloald (602-626) was king of Italy from 616-626, with his mother Queen Theolinda (ca. 570-628) as regent. She was a forceful supporter of Catholicism, building many churches.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
18 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (46.7 x 34 cm) approx.
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.487
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