Description
Renaissance medals usually show a person on the front and a symbolic element on the back, creating an overall statement about the individual. Lionello d'Este was one of the most sophisticated patrons in Renaissance Italy, and he was one of the first figures to sponsor the tradition of medals in the 1400s.
Provenance
Private collection (Switzerland); Paul Drey Gallery (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.
Accession Number
1971.4
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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