Great medals! I have an early (plain edge) strike of the wreath reverse, and I've noticed that the reverse die is slightly different than later...
Thank you! Those are two wonderful Renaissance medals they have on display! The top one is also by Pisanello, and features a portrait of...
Filippo Maria Visconti [IMG] Bronze, 99.3 mm Ø, 389.4 g By Antonio di Puccio Pisano, called Pisanello, c. 1441. Obverse: Bust of Filippo Maria...
Raymund Fugger [IMG] Lead, 41.7 mm Ø, 25.3 g By Friedrich Hagenauer, 1527. Obverse: Bust of Raymund Fugger facing left, bareheaded, bearded,...
It was the model for a medal. An example of the final medal can be seen in the V&A collection:...
Sebastian Unterholzer [IMG] Stone Model, 66.1 mm Ø (including frame), 37.1 g Attributed to an unknown artist from Munich or Nuremberg, 1559....
Pope Innocent XII / Sea Customs House at Ripa Grande By Peter Paul Borner, 1695. [IMG] Bronze, 95.3 mm Ø, 300.4 g Obverse: Bust of Innocent...
Altobello Averoldo / Truth Unveiled Attributed to Maffeo Olivieri, ca. 1517-1521. [IMG] Bronze, 92.9 mm Ø, 250.8 g Obverse: Bust of Altobello...
How about a medal of the penultimate emperor: [IMG]
Ludovico Maria Sforza / Procession of Horsemen Being Received c. 1488 [IMG] Bronze, 40.9 mm Ø, 22.0 g Attributed to Cristoforo Foppa...
I am selling several medals from my collection in the current CNG eAuction, ending this Wednesday, March 6. They currently have very enticing low...
Sir Andrew Fountaine / Minerva and Antiquarian Objects Work of Antonio Selvi, 1715. [IMG] Lead, 87.5 mm Ø, 266.5 g Obverse: Bust of Andrew...
Isotta degli Atti / Elephant in a Meadow Work of Matteo de' Pasti, c. 1453/1455. [IMG] Bronze, 85.3 mm Ø, 264.5 g Obverse: Bust of Isotta...
Francesco Redi [IMG] Bronze, 87.9 mm Ø, 187.8 g Obverse: Bust of Francesco Redi facing right, with long curly hair and draped cloak. Around,...
There's also a painting by Sandro Botticelli of a man holding a medal of Cosimo de Medici (in the Uffizi in Florence): [IMG]
André Tiraqueau Attributed to an anonymous Roman artist, 1552. [IMG] Bronze, 76.3 mm Ø, 105.1 g (Uniface) Obverse: Bust of André Tiraqueau...
Eustachio Boiani / Greyhound Lying Under Fruit Tree Anonymous Venetian artist, 1552. [IMG] Bronze, 71.2 mm Ø, 120.4 g Obverse: Bust of...
Two medals currently in my collection, which feature the façades of two basilicas: Pope Paul V / Façade of St. Peter's Basilica Work of Paolo...
An example of the medal that @ldhair posted which I used to own: [IMG] A massive 82 mm in diameter, commemorating the reconstruction of the...
Giuliano della Rovere / Fortress at Ostia Anonymous Roman artist, 1483. [IMG] Bronze, 36.2 mm Ø, 28.4 g Obverse: Bust of Giuliano della Rovere...
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