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Medallion

ca. 1485 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sperandio (medallist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This bronze medallion showing the bust of Carlo Grati of Bologna is made by Sperandio of Mantua (b. ca. 1425; d. after 1504) in Italy in about 1485.

Object details

Category
Medallions
Object type
Medallion
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medallion, bronze, depicting Carlos Gratus of Bologna, by Sperandio of Mantua, Italy, ca. 1485
Physical description
Medal depicts: Obv.: bust to the left of Carolus Gratus of Bologna; rev.: a cavalier kneeling before a cross, his horse standing by him, and another cavalier on horseback.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.48cm
Marks and inscriptions
Obv.: MES / BONONIENSIS / CAROLVS / GRATVS / MILES / ET / CO Rev.: REC / ORDATVS / MISERI / CORDIE / SVE / OPUS / SPERANDEI
Subjects depicted
Cross
Cavalier
Horse
Grati, Carlo (Of Bologna)
Summary
This bronze medallion showing the bust of Carlo Grati of Bologna is made by Sperandio of Mantua (b. ca. 1425; d. after 1504) in Italy in about 1485.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1858. 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. 17.
  • Scher, Stephen K, The Currency of fame: portrait medals of the Renaissance, New York, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Frick Collection., 1994 pp.101-102
  • Pisanello. Le Peintre aux sept vertus. (exh. cat), medal entries by Sylvie de Turckheim-Pey, p. 399, cat. No. 276, illus. p . 400 Paris, 1996 (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
4478-1858

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Record createdJuly 3, 2008
Record URL
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