Bronze plaque, Italy, 1655-1667

Bronze plaque set up to celebrate the extinction of the plague

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Bronze plaque set up to celebrate the extinction of the plague
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze plaque set up to celebrate the extinction of the plague in Rome, by Pope Alexander VII, Italian, 1655-1667

This plaque was commissioned by Pope Alexander VII (1599-1655) to celebrate the disappearance of plague from Rome. Cast in bronze, the inscription is written in Latin.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A629407
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 140 mm x 100 mm, .212 kg
type:
plaque