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Francesco Taverna

Medal
middle of 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Galeotti, Pietro Paolo (Romano) (signed)
Place of origin
Rome (made)

This medal depicts the bust of Francesco Taverna (1488-1560), who became Count of Landriano in 1536 and it is made by Pietro Paolo Galeotti (d. 1584).

Galeotti from near Rome (1520-1584) was a pupil of Benvenuto Cellini and settled in Florence around 1552 and entered into the Florentine mint in ca. 1557. He became a very prolific medallist and has produced ca. 80 known pieces.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleFrancesco Taverna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, Francesco Taverna, by Pier Paolo Galeotti, Italy, middle of 16th century
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Taverna, bearded, wearing a loose gown over a tunic. Inscription. On the reverse a landscape with a town, and ruins in the foreground. In front to the right, a hound seated, looking up at the constellation of the Goat. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5/7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FRA . TABERNA . CO . LANDR . MAGN . CANC . STA . MEDIO . AN . LXVI . / P . P . R' (obverse)
  • 'IN CONSTANTIA . ET . FIDE . FELICITAS' (reverse)
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Subjects depicted
Landscape
Town
Ruins
Hound
Taverna, Francesco
Summary
This medal depicts the bust of Francesco Taverna (1488-1560), who became Count of Landriano in 1536 and it is made by Pietro Paolo Galeotti (d. 1584).

Galeotti from near Rome (1520-1584) was a pupil of Benvenuto Cellini and settled in Florence around 1552 and entered into the Florentine mint in ca. 1557. He became a very prolific medallist and has produced ca. 80 known pieces.
Bibliographic references
  • Scher, Stephen K, The Currency of fame: portrait medals of the Renaissance, New York, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Frick Collection., 1994 pp.164-165
  • '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. 36
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.268-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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