Lodovico Scarampi
Medal
1461-1465 (made)
1461-1465 (made)
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Cast in bronze or lead, the Renaissance portrait medal commemorated individuals or events. They were used as gifts and mementoes and were inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, excavated all over Italy and eagerly collected by humanists. Many specialist sculptors were attracted to the art form. It was recognised that there was a ready market for medals among the growing class of collectors, usually members of the intelligensia or the gentry, who were attracted to small-scale works of art. The medal format proved ideal for this type of personal and intimate object.
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Title | Lodovico Scarampi (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal, bronze, Lodovico Scarampi, by Cristoforo di Geremia, Italy (Rome), between 1461-1465 |
Physical description | Medal depicts the head to the right of Scarampi, tonsured. Inscription. On the reverse a number of soldiers, mounted and on foot. marching to the left behind a columned temple. Inscription. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'L . AQVILEGIENSIVM PATRIARCA . ECCLESIA RESTITVTA / EXALTO' (obverse) |
Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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Summary | Cast in bronze or lead, the Renaissance portrait medal commemorated individuals or events. They were used as gifts and mementoes and were inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, excavated all over Italy and eagerly collected by humanists. Many specialist sculptors were attracted to the art form. It was recognised that there was a ready market for medals among the growing class of collectors, usually members of the intelligensia or the gentry, who were attracted to small-scale works of art. The medal format proved ideal for this type of personal and intimate object. |
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Accession number | A.286-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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