Not on display

Medal

mid 16th century
Artist/Maker
Leoni, Leone (artist)
Place of origin
Italy

Gonsalvo de Cordova I, was born in 1453 and not in 1443, as in Armand. However on this medal the grandson Gonsalvo de Cordova II (1524-1578) is represented. He is son of Elvira (the daughter of el Gran Capitán = Gonsalvo de Cordova I) and Lius Fernández de Cordova. The image of Davalos probably dates from before 1561 (1559-1560). see Armand III, 67, H, and III, 65, B

Object details

Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze Italian 16th cent, Leone Leoni, Gonsalvo de Cordova/Ferdinand Davalos
Physical description
Obv.: bust of Gonsalvo de Cordova to the right in armour; rev.: bust of Ferdinand Davalos to the right in armour.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.35cm
  • Weight: 111.44g
Object history
bought from the Bernal Collection
Summary
Gonsalvo de Cordova I, was born in 1453 and not in 1443, as in Armand. However on this medal the grandson Gonsalvo de Cordova II (1524-1578) is represented. He is son of Elvira (the daughter of el Gran Capitán = Gonsalvo de Cordova I) and Lius Fernández de Cordova. The image of Davalos probably dates from before 1561 (1559-1560). see Armand III, 67, H, and III, 65, B
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1855. 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. 74
  • Armand, Alfred. Les Médailleurs Italiens des Quinzième et Seizième Siècles. Vol III. Paris: 1887, pp. 63-67.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
2382A-1855

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Record createdMarch 30, 2021
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