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Malitia de Gesualdo

Medal
1470-1482 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lysippus (maker)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This medal depciting Malitia de Gesualdo, Bishop of Rapolla in 1482, was made by Lysippus before 1482.
Lysippus was an Italian medalist of the second half of the fifteenth century (active 1470-1484). He was a nephew of Cristoforo di Geremia.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Medal
TitleMalitia de Gesualdo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Malitia de Gesualdo, by Lysippus, Italy (Rome), before 1482
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Gesualdo to the left, wearing a round cap. Inscription in greek letters. On the reverse a man in classical garb, standing before a tree. Inscription in greek letters.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.1cm
Style
Roman
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Subject depicted
De Gesualdo, Malitia
Summary
This medal depciting Malitia de Gesualdo, Bishop of Rapolla in 1482, was made by Lysippus before 1482.
Lysippus was an Italian medalist of the second half of the fifteenth century (active 1470-1484). He was a nephew of Cristoforo di Geremia.
Bibliographic references
  • Hill, George Francis. A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance, Before Cellini, Volume I, Text. London: British Museum, 1930, no. 795
  • 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.190-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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