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Calixtus III

Medal
1455 (made)
Artist/Maker
Guacialoti, Andrea (medallist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This bronze medal is made by an unknown artist in the style of Andrea Guacialoti in 1455 in Italy.

It depicts the bust of Pope Calistus III (1378-1458), who was born Alphonso de Borgia of the infamous Borgia family.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Religion
Christianity
Object type
Medal
TitleCalixtus III (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal of Pope Calistus III, bronze, by Andrea Guazzalotti or Guacialoti Guazzalotti, 1455
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Pope Calistus III and on the reverse a shield of arms and inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • CALISTVS PAPA TERTIVS (obverse)
  • ALFONSVSBORGIAGLORIAIS PANIE (reverse)
Production
formerly ascribed to Andrea da Cremona
Subjects depicted
Shield
Pope Calistus III
Summary
This bronze medal is made by an unknown artist in the style of Andrea Guacialoti in 1455 in Italy.

It depicts the bust of Pope Calistus III (1378-1458), who was born Alphonso de Borgia of the infamous Borgia family.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1857. 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. 24
  • Hill, George Francis. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance, Before Cellini, Volume I, Text. London: British Museum, 1930, pp. 193-194
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
4572-1857

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Record createdMay 7, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O230441/calixtus-iii-medal-guacialoti-andrea/
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