Ludovico Brognolo
Medal
ca. 1495 (made)
ca. 1495 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze medal depicting the bust of Lodovico Brognolo of Mantua was made by Sperandio in Italy in ca. 1495.
Sperandio Savelli (ca. 1425-after 1504) was a prolific medallist if an inferior imitator of Pisanello. He was born in Mantua but worked mainly in Ferrara. From 1478-1490, however, he worked at Bologna where Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, who had been appointed Papal Legate there in 1471, was resident for long periods and eventually died.
Sperandio Savelli (ca. 1425-after 1504) was a prolific medallist if an inferior imitator of Pisanello. He was born in Mantua but worked mainly in Ferrara. From 1478-1490, however, he worked at Bologna where Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, who had been appointed Papal Legate there in 1471, was resident for long periods and eventually died.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ludovico Brognolo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, bust of Lodovico Brognolo of Mantua, by Sperandio Savelli (of Mantua), Italy, ca. 1495 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Lodovico Brognolo of Mantua and on the reverse the clasped hands holding a rosary, with inscription. |
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| Object history | Bought 1l. 1s in 1863. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze medal depicting the bust of Lodovico Brognolo of Mantua was made by Sperandio in Italy in ca. 1495. Sperandio Savelli (ca. 1425-after 1504) was a prolific medallist if an inferior imitator of Pisanello. He was born in Mantua but worked mainly in Ferrara. From 1478-1490, however, he worked at Bologna where Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, who had been appointed Papal Legate there in 1471, was resident for long periods and eventually died. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1863. 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. 38 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7714-1863 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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