Abstract
The expansion of Turin, the capital of Piedmont, in 1673 was celebrated through an elaborate foundation ceremony. The event was marked further by the making of medals. These small works of art are emblematic of the intentions and ideology of the House of Savoy carried out through city-planning and military aggression, and aiming at dynastic continuity. The enlargement of the city, initiated earlier in the seventeenth century, presented a series of challenges posed by the geographical and political situation of the duchy, and by the ruler's personal building program. The medals reinforce the ducal claim to royal status, and express the complex relation of Piedmont to the pervasive official culture of absolutist France.
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