Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
Medal
probably 1441 (made)
probably 1441 (made)
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This medal is made by Antonio Pisano, called Pisanello (ca. 1395-1455) in ca. 1441, in Italy.
It depicts on the obverse the bust of Filippo-Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan and on the reverse a knight in armour on a horseback with two attendants.
Born Pisa or Verona, by 1395, Pisanello was an Italian painter, draughtsman and medallist. His richly decorative frescoes, courtly and elegant painted portraits and highly original portrait medals made him one of the most popular artists of the day. He travelled extensively and worked for several Italian courts, at Mantua, Ferrara, Pavia, Milan and Naples. Many of his paintings have been lost or damaged, making a reconstruction of his career difficult. He is now better known as a medallist.
Two-sided Renaissance portrait medals were a form developed by Pisanello, and commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. They were inspired by the Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, excavated all over Italy and eagerly collected by humanist scholars.
It depicts on the obverse the bust of Filippo-Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan and on the reverse a knight in armour on a horseback with two attendants.
Born Pisa or Verona, by 1395, Pisanello was an Italian painter, draughtsman and medallist. His richly decorative frescoes, courtly and elegant painted portraits and highly original portrait medals made him one of the most popular artists of the day. He travelled extensively and worked for several Italian courts, at Mantua, Ferrara, Pavia, Milan and Naples. Many of his paintings have been lost or damaged, making a reconstruction of his career difficult. He is now better known as a medallist.
Two-sided Renaissance portrait medals were a form developed by Pisanello, and commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. They were inspired by the Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, excavated all over Italy and eagerly collected by humanist scholars.
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Title | Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal, depicting Filippo-Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, bronze, by Pisanello, Italy, ca. 1441 |
Physical description | Medal depicts: Obv.: bust of Filippo-Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan; rev.: a knight in armour on horseback, with two attendants. |
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Summary | This medal is made by Antonio Pisano, called Pisanello (ca. 1395-1455) in ca. 1441, in Italy. It depicts on the obverse the bust of Filippo-Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan and on the reverse a knight in armour on a horseback with two attendants. Born Pisa or Verona, by 1395, Pisanello was an Italian painter, draughtsman and medallist. His richly decorative frescoes, courtly and elegant painted portraits and highly original portrait medals made him one of the most popular artists of the day. He travelled extensively and worked for several Italian courts, at Mantua, Ferrara, Pavia, Milan and Naples. Many of his paintings have been lost or damaged, making a reconstruction of his career difficult. He is now better known as a medallist. Two-sided Renaissance portrait medals were a form developed by Pisanello, and commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. They were inspired by the Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, excavated all over Italy and eagerly collected by humanist scholars. |
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Accession number | 4575-1857 |
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Record created | June 27, 2008 |
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