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Ezzelino de Romano

Medal
late 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is an obverse only medal and depicts the bust of Ezzelino da Romano, known as the tyrant of Padua.

Ezzelino (1194-1259) was a lord and ruler of Verona, Vicenza and Padua. He is known as a tyrant, although this might be due to his many enemies and their negative propaganda. He is a widely used character in literature, where he is also associated with the devil, hell, violence and cruelty (eg. Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy').

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleEzzelino de Romano (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, representing Ezzelino da Romano, Italy, 15th century.
Physical description
This obverse only medal depicts the bust of Ezzelino de Tyrant of Padua with an inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.16cm
Object history
Bought, £1 in 1861.
Subjects depicted
Bust
Da Romano, Ezzelino
Summary
This is an obverse only medal and depicts the bust of Ezzelino da Romano, known as the tyrant of Padua.

Ezzelino (1194-1259) was a lord and ruler of Verona, Vicenza and Padua. He is known as a tyrant, although this might be due to his many enemies and their negative propaganda. He is a widely used character in literature, where he is also associated with the devil, hell, violence and cruelty (eg. Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy').
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. 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. 23
  • Hill, George Francis. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance, Before Cellini, Volume I, Text. London: British Museum, 1930, p. 311, no. 1265
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7662-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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