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Benedetto Pesaro, prefect of Verona

Medal
1556 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a bronze medal made in Italy (Venice) and dated 1556. The obverse of this medal represents Benedetto Pesaro, prefect of Verona and the reverse shows an inscription within a wreath.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBenedetto Pesaro, prefect of Verona (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Benedetto Pesaro, prefect of Verona, Italian (Venice), ca. 1556
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.35cm
Object history
Bought in 1866.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is a bronze medal made in Italy (Venice) and dated 1556. The obverse of this medal represents Benedetto Pesaro, prefect of Verona and the reverse shows an inscription within a wreath.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1866. 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. 20
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002, p. 327, cat. no. 495
Collection
Accession number
209-1866

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Record createdAugust 12, 2008
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