VARIN ou WARIN, Jean

Liège, Belgium 1604 - Paris 1672

Anne d'Autriche (avers), Un lys (revers)

Anne of Austria (obverse), A Lily (reverse)

1660

struck bronze

medal and plaquette

Dimensions (HxWxD): diam. 2 ⁵⁄₁₆ in.

obverse:
inscribed: ANNA.D.G / FR.ET.NAV.REG.
reverse:
inscribed: DIVA.SE.IACTAT.ALVMNA. / .1660. [This translates as: "It glories in its divine nourishment," which refers to the young King, Louis XIV (lily). The fleur-de-lis had long been the chief royal symbol of France.]

Acc. No.: 1987.195.a, b

Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund

Photo credit: The Cleveland Museum of Art

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Museum of Art

www.clevelandart.org

Provenance

• 1987, John L. Severance Fund

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