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Nicoolo III. d'Este

Medal
ca. 1438 (made)
Artist/Maker
Amadio (Amadio Da Milano) (medallist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is a lead medal ascribed to Amadio da Milano, made in Italy, about 1438. The obverse of this medal represents Niccolo III d'Este, the Marquess of Ferrara and the reverse shows the inscription "N. III. F."

Amadio was a Milanese medallist, seal engraver, enameller and goldsmith, son of Antonio Amadei da Castronago. He was active as a goldsmith for the court of Ferrara from 1437 to 1482.
He also made ornaments for a book for Cecilia Gonzaga in 1469. In his signatures Amadio describes himself as Aurifex (not Artifex, as the word has sometimes been read).


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Object type
Medal
TitleNicoolo III. d'Este (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lead
Brief description
Medal, lead, Nicoolo III. d'Este, ascribed to Amadio da Milano, Italian, ca. 1438
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.39cm
Marks and inscriptions
'N. III. F.'
Object history
Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865, for £2.
Subject depicted
D'Este, Niccolo
Summary
This is a lead medal ascribed to Amadio da Milano, made in Italy, about 1438. The obverse of this medal represents Niccolo III d'Este, the Marquess of Ferrara and the reverse shows the inscription "N. III. F."

Amadio was a Milanese medallist, seal engraver, enameller and goldsmith, son of Antonio Amadei da Castronago. He was active as a goldsmith for the court of Ferrara from 1437 to 1482.
He also made ornaments for a book for Cecilia Gonzaga in 1469. In his signatures Amadio describes himself as Aurifex (not Artifex, as the word has sometimes been read).
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 38
  • Robinson, John Charles. Catalogue of the Soulages Collection. London: Chapman & Hall, 1856, p. 143
  • Hill, G. F. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance before Cellini. London: British Museum, 1920, no. 72a
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
681-1865

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Record createdMay 6, 2008
Record URL
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