Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
World Coins
>
Italian Renaissance Medal - Andrea Carafa by Girolamo Santacroce
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Iosephus, post: 3139641, member: 71955"]<b>Andrea Carafa / Prudence</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Attributed to Girolamo Santacroce, before 1523.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.virtuscollection.com/pics/1125.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><i>Bronze, 38.0 mm Ø, 31.1 g</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Bust of Andrea Carafa facing left, wearing decorative helmet with winged creature as crest. Around, ANDREAS · CARRAFA · S · SEVERINAE COMES · (<i>Andrea Carafa, Count of Santa Severina</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Prudence seated left with crossed legs, holding in her right hand a janiform male and female head on a handle, and a serpent in her left. In exergue, NIL ABEST (<i>Nothing is needed</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p>Andrea Carafa, born in Naples, was a condottiere and feudal lord from the Carafa family. Offering large sums of money to King Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1496, Andrea was made count of Santa Severina, taking possession of it and the surrounding lands. He fought in 1502 under service to King Frederick I of Naples in the war against the French, and also needed to fight the inhabitants of the lands that he had claimed in 1496 in order to assert his rule. When the Viceroy of Naples, Charles de Lannoy, left the kingdom in 1523, Andrea became Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of Naples. Andrea Carafa died in 1526 in Naples.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse design and inscription is an allusion to what is reputed to be one of Carafa's favorite quotations from Juvenal's Satires (X, 356): "Nullum numen habes, si sit prudentia" (<i>You do not need any god if there is prudence</i>). The artist attribution is based on the similarity of this medal to that of Jacopo Sannazaro by Santacroce, both stylistically and in terms of fabric (both medals possess concave fields).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>References:</b> Hill 1930, no. 349; Pollard 2007, no. 153</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece joins the medal of Jacopo Sannazaro by Girolamo Santacroce already in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.virtuscollection.com/pics/1051.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Iosephus, post: 3139641, member: 71955"][B]Andrea Carafa / Prudence [/B] Attributed to Girolamo Santacroce, before 1523. [IMG]http://www.virtuscollection.com/pics/1125.jpg[/IMG] [I]Bronze, 38.0 mm Ø, 31.1 g [/I] [B]Obverse:[/B] Bust of Andrea Carafa facing left, wearing decorative helmet with winged creature as crest. Around, ANDREAS · CARRAFA · S · SEVERINAE COMES · ([I]Andrea Carafa, Count of Santa Severina[/I]). [B]Reverse:[/B] Prudence seated left with crossed legs, holding in her right hand a janiform male and female head on a handle, and a serpent in her left. In exergue, NIL ABEST ([I]Nothing is needed[/I]). Andrea Carafa, born in Naples, was a condottiere and feudal lord from the Carafa family. Offering large sums of money to King Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1496, Andrea was made count of Santa Severina, taking possession of it and the surrounding lands. He fought in 1502 under service to King Frederick I of Naples in the war against the French, and also needed to fight the inhabitants of the lands that he had claimed in 1496 in order to assert his rule. When the Viceroy of Naples, Charles de Lannoy, left the kingdom in 1523, Andrea became Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of Naples. Andrea Carafa died in 1526 in Naples. The reverse design and inscription is an allusion to what is reputed to be one of Carafa's favorite quotations from Juvenal's Satires (X, 356): "Nullum numen habes, si sit prudentia" ([I]You do not need any god if there is prudence[/I]). The artist attribution is based on the similarity of this medal to that of Jacopo Sannazaro by Santacroce, both stylistically and in terms of fabric (both medals possess concave fields). [B]References:[/B] Hill 1930, no. 349; Pollard 2007, no. 153 This piece joins the medal of Jacopo Sannazaro by Girolamo Santacroce already in my collection: [IMG]http://www.virtuscollection.com/pics/1051.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
World Coins
>
Italian Renaissance Medal - Andrea Carafa by Girolamo Santacroce
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...