Christopher Eimer
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Medals
Reference:5485 Michelangelo; Madonna and Child, 1984
Bust of Michelangelo three-quarters left. MICHAEL ANGELVS /
Madonna and Child.
By Frank Forster.
Bronze cast. 94 mm.
Condition: Extremely Fine
Notes:
The medal was issued by the British Art Medal Society in an edition of 35. The reverse is a re-worked view of Michelangelo's Tondo by Frank Forster, who modelled and cast the medal.
Forster trained at Middlesbrough Art College and the City and Guilds of London Art School. He has since received numerous commissions for sculptures and medals.
References:
The Medal 5 (1984). British Art Medal Society No. 19.