FRANKLIN MINT 100 Greatest Masterpieces Silver Proof Coin Series - Raphael painting The School of Athens Aristotle

FRANKLIN MINT 100 Greatest Masterpieces Silver Proof Coin Series - Raphael painting The School of Athens Aristotle

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FRANKLIN MINT 100 Greatest Masterpieces Silver Coin Raphael 

painting The School of Athens Aristotle

This is the premier art medal set that the Franklin Mint produced, and its mintage spanned 8 years 1972 - 1980. 100 large medals, minted in sterling silver versions.

COIN IS 51ΜΜ AND COMES IN A PREMIUM PRESANTATION CASE 70ΜΜ Χ 70ΜΜ

Product type Coin
Weight 65gr
Country US
Fine content 6012.5
Condition UNC
Fineness 0.925
Finish Proof

Long before Rafael the hotheaded, red-eye mask-wearing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle entertained children onscreen, there was Rafael the esteemed painter who’d won over a cultured crowd of art connoisseurs. By his mid-20s, Raphael Sanzio was already a star. At the top of his game, this master of the Italian Renaissance had been invited by the pope to live in Rome, where he would spend the rest of his days. Starting in 1509 he began decorating the first of four rooms in the Papal Palace. Collectively, these Raphael Rooms, along with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel exemplify the High Renaissance fresco technique.

 

In particular, Raphael’s fresco The School of Athens has come to symbolize the marriage of art, philosophy, and science that was a hallmark of the Italian Renaissance. Painted between 1509 and 1511, it is located in the first of the four rooms designed by Raphael, the Stanza della Segnatura.