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On display at V&A South Kensington
Medieval & Renaissance, Room 64, The Wolfson Gallery

Tommaso Rangoni

Medal
ca. 1560 (made)
Artist/Maker
Fede, Matteo Pagano Della (artist)
Place of origin
Venice (made)

This is a bronze medal made by Matteo Pagano della Fede in Venice, Italy in about 1560. The obverse of this medal represents Tommaso Rangone of Ravenna (1493-1577), the philosopher and linguist. For the reverse of this medal, the physician, philosopher and astronomer Tommaso (also called Philologus) chose the creation of the Milky Way. It shows Jupiter placing the infant Hercules at the breast of Juno, perhaps in recognition of Rangone’s own status as an adopted son.


Object details

Category
Coins & Medals
Object type
Medal
TitleTommaso Rangoni (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Tommaso Rangoni/Hercules placed at Juno's breasts, by Matteo Pagano della Fede, Italian (Venice), ca. 1560
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4cm
  • Depth: 0.3cm
Measured for the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Object history
There is an electrotype copy of this medal (inv. no. 1857-116). It was bought from the Soulages collection in 1865.
Summary
This is a bronze medal made by Matteo Pagano della Fede in Venice, Italy in about 1560. The obverse of this medal represents Tommaso Rangone of Ravenna (1493-1577), the philosopher and linguist. For the reverse of this medal, the physician, philosopher and astronomer Tommaso (also called Philologus) chose the creation of the Milky Way. It shows Jupiter placing the infant Hercules at the breast of Juno, perhaps in recognition of Rangone’s own status as an adopted son.
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. 43
  • Robinson, John Charles. Catalogue of the Soulages Collection. London: Chapman & Hall, 1856, p. 158
  • Avery, V. [Unpublished PhD. dissertation]The Early Wokrs of Alessandro Vittonè. University of Cambridge, 1996, pp. 624, 625
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
749-1865

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Record createdMay 6, 2008
Record URL
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