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Niccolo Tempesta

Medal
late 15th century or beginning of 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Da Brescia, Fra Antonio (maker)
Place of origin
Venice (made)

This bronze medal depicting the bust of Niccolo Tempesta of Treviso is ascribed to Fra Antonio da Brescia, made in Venice in the late 15th or early 16th century.
Fra Antonio da Brescia was working about 1487-1513.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleNiccolo Tempesta (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Niccolo Tempesta, ascribed to Fra Antonio da Brescia, Italy (Venice), late 15th or early 16th century
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse the bust to left of Niccolo. Inscription. On the reverse a dragon, turned to the right, holding in its mouth a pair of scales.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'NICOLAS TEMPE . TAR' (obverse)
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Subjects depicted
Dragon
Scales (Weighing Devices)
Tempesta, Niccolo
Summary
This bronze medal depicting the bust of Niccolo Tempesta of Treviso is ascribed to Fra Antonio da Brescia, made in Venice in the late 15th or early 16th century.
Fra Antonio da Brescia was working about 1487-1513.
Bibliographic references
  • Hill, George Francis. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance, Before Cellini, Volume I, Text. London: British Museum, 1930, no. 480
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 27
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.217-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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