Caterina Sforza
Medal
ca. 1490 (made)
ca. 1490 (made)
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This is a bronze medal made in Italy, about 1490, and attributed to Lysippus. The obverse of this medal represents Caterina Sforza, the lady of Forli and Imola. The reverse shows Fortune on a globe.
The Sforza family was a ruling family in Milan in the Renaissance from the mid-15th century, following the Visconti family and followed by the Spanish Habsburgs about a century later.
The Sforza family was a ruling family in Milan in the Renaissance from the mid-15th century, following the Visconti family and followed by the Spanish Habsburgs about a century later.
Object details
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| Title | Caterina Sforza (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Caterina Sforza/Fortune, attributed to Lysippus, Italian, ca. 1490 |
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| Object history | Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865, for £3. |
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| Summary | This is a bronze medal made in Italy, about 1490, and attributed to Lysippus. The obverse of this medal represents Caterina Sforza, the lady of Forli and Imola. The reverse shows Fortune on a globe. The Sforza family was a ruling family in Milan in the Renaissance from the mid-15th century, following the Visconti family and followed by the Spanish Habsburgs about a century later. |
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| Accession number | 679-1865 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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