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Wax Reliefs
'Cardinal Christopher Widman', wax relief
'Cardinal Christopher Widman', wax relief
'Cardinal Christopher Widman'
Wax relief
Johann Jakob Kornmann (died 1649)
Italy (Rome)
About 1648
Wax, on painted copper
Museum no. A.32-1932
Given by Dr Sir G.F. Hill
This relief is a preliminary sketch for a medal. Once the client had approved the wax, the artist would go on to make the medal.
