Alfonso V. d' Aragona
Medal
ca. 1458 (made)
ca. 1458 (made)
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This medal is representing Alfonso V., King of Aragon, Sicily and Naples and is made by Cristoforo di Geremia (active 1456-1476).
Di Geremia was a sculptor and medallist of Mantua, whose name appears also as Christophorus Hierimia, Christophorus de Geremiis de Mantua. Filaretus mentions him in 1460 as one of the best contemporary sculptors. In 1461 he went to Rome, and until 1465 remained in the service of the Cardinal of Aquileia, Lodovico Scarampi Mezzarota; after the latter's death he was employed by Pope Paul II. In 1468 he was entrusted with the restoration of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius which was then in San Giovanni Laterano. After this date no mention of him occurs in contemporary records, and that leads to the assumption that he must have died in the early years of Sixtus IV's pontificate, whose medal was executed by Lysippus, Christophorus's nephew.
Di Geremia was a sculptor and medallist of Mantua, whose name appears also as Christophorus Hierimia, Christophorus de Geremiis de Mantua. Filaretus mentions him in 1460 as one of the best contemporary sculptors. In 1461 he went to Rome, and until 1465 remained in the service of the Cardinal of Aquileia, Lodovico Scarampi Mezzarota; after the latter's death he was employed by Pope Paul II. In 1468 he was entrusted with the restoration of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius which was then in San Giovanni Laterano. After this date no mention of him occurs in contemporary records, and that leads to the assumption that he must have died in the early years of Sixtus IV's pontificate, whose medal was executed by Lysippus, Christophorus's nephew.
Object details
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| Title | Alfonso V. d' Aragona (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, bust of Alfonso V. of Aragon, by Cristoforo di Geremia, Italy (Rome), ca. 1458 |
| Physical description | This medal depicts on teh obversde the bust of Alfonso V. d' Aragona to the right, in a richly ornamented cuirass. Below, the royal crown. Inscription. On the reverse is Alfonso in Roman armour, seated on a throne, crowned by Mars and Bellona. Inscription. |
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| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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| Summary | This medal is representing Alfonso V., King of Aragon, Sicily and Naples and is made by Cristoforo di Geremia (active 1456-1476). Di Geremia was a sculptor and medallist of Mantua, whose name appears also as Christophorus Hierimia, Christophorus de Geremiis de Mantua. Filaretus mentions him in 1460 as one of the best contemporary sculptors. In 1461 he went to Rome, and until 1465 remained in the service of the Cardinal of Aquileia, Lodovico Scarampi Mezzarota; after the latter's death he was employed by Pope Paul II. In 1468 he was entrusted with the restoration of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius which was then in San Giovanni Laterano. After this date no mention of him occurs in contemporary records, and that leads to the assumption that he must have died in the early years of Sixtus IV's pontificate, whose medal was executed by Lysippus, Christophorus's nephew. |
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| Accession number | A.178-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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