Girolama Sacrata of Ferrara
Medal
1555 (dated)
1555 (dated)
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This bronze medal, representing the bust of Girolama Sacrata is made by Pastorino de'Pastorini in Siena in 1555.
De' Pastorini (b Castelnuovo della Berardenga, c. 1508; d Florence, 6 Dec 1592) was an Italian medallist, glass painter and die engraver. He was one of the most productive medallists of the Italian Renaissance, producing ca. 200 medals. He held several positions, like in the mints of Emilian courts in Ferrara (1554-9), in Bologna (1572), in Novellara (1574) and in Florence (1576). He was also well known and respected as a portraitist in coloured wax, where he developed new materials and techniques to represent hair and skin.
De' Pastorini (b Castelnuovo della Berardenga, c. 1508; d Florence, 6 Dec 1592) was an Italian medallist, glass painter and die engraver. He was one of the most productive medallists of the Italian Renaissance, producing ca. 200 medals. He held several positions, like in the mints of Emilian courts in Ferrara (1554-9), in Bologna (1572), in Novellara (1574) and in Florence (1576). He was also well known and respected as a portraitist in coloured wax, where he developed new materials and techniques to represent hair and skin.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Girolama Sacrata of Ferrara (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, bust of Girolama Sacrata, by Pastorino de'Pastorini, Italy, Siena, dated 1555 |
| Physical description | Medal is an obverse only and depicts the bust of Girolama Sacrata of Ferrara facing to the right. Inscription. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HIERONIMA SACRATA M.D.L. V' (Inscribed on the obverse) |
| Object history | Bought, 16s. 8d. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze medal, representing the bust of Girolama Sacrata is made by Pastorino de'Pastorini in Siena in 1555. De' Pastorini (b Castelnuovo della Berardenga, c. 1508; d Florence, 6 Dec 1592) was an Italian medallist, glass painter and die engraver. He was one of the most productive medallists of the Italian Renaissance, producing ca. 200 medals. He held several positions, like in the mints of Emilian courts in Ferrara (1554-9), in Bologna (1572), in Novellara (1574) and in Florence (1576). He was also well known and respected as a portraitist in coloured wax, where he developed new materials and techniques to represent hair and skin. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 23 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7558-1861 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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