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Raffaello Maffei

Medal
between 1466 and 1476 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lysippus (maker)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This medal depcits the bust of Raffaello Maffei of Volterra, who was a Papal scriptor (b. 1451; d. 1522). It was made by Lysippus in Italy between 1466 and 1476.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Christianity
Religion
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleRaffaello Maffei (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Raffaello Maffei of Volterra, by Lysippus, Italy, beteen 1466 and 1476
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse the bust to the left of Maffei, wearing a soft round cap. Inscription. On the reverse is Maffei in a long gown, standing on the left facing a heavily draped woman, with a veil over her head. She holds two nails in her left hand and with her right points upwards. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.5cm
Style
Roman
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RAPHAEL MAFFEVS VOLATERR . SCRIPT . APOS.' (obverse)
  • 'SIC . ITVR . AD . ASTRA.' (reverse)
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Another version was sold at Sotheby's London, July 5, 1994, lot no. 15.
Subject depicted
Maffei, Raffaello
Summary
This medal depcits the bust of Raffaello Maffei of Volterra, who was a Papal scriptor (b. 1451; d. 1522). It was made by Lysippus in Italy between 1466 and 1476.
Bibliographic references
  • Hill, George Francis. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance, Before Cellini, Volume I, Text. London: British Museum, 1930, no. 797
  • A guide to the Salting Collection London, 1926
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 22
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.191-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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