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Leonello d'Este (1407–1450)

Loan
 (Italian, ca. 1395–1455)
Datedated 1444
MediumCopper alloy, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.72
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
On View Second Floor, Room 32, Medals Room
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Lead portrait medal of Leonello d'Este in profile to the right
Leonello d’Este (1407–1450)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1445
Bronze portrait medal of Leonello d'Este in profile to the left
Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (obverse); Allegory (reverse)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1445
Gilt bronze portrait medal of Alfonso of Aragon in armor and chainmail, in profile to the right…
Loan
Alfonso V of Aragon, King of Naples and Sicily (b. 1396; r. 1442–58)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
dated 1449
Bronze portrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga wearing a high-necked, high-waisted dress with full sl…
Loan
Cecilia Gonzaga (1426–1451)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
dated 1447
Lead portrait medal of Emperor John VIII Palaeologus wearing a large pointed hat in profile to …
Loan
John VIII Paleologus, Emperor of Byzantium (b. 1392; r. 1425–48)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1438
Bronze portrait medal of Vittorino da Feltre wearing a large hat and a high-collared robe in pr…
Vittorino Rambaldoni da Feltre (1378–1446)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1446
Lead portrait medal of Filippo Maria Visconti wearing a large hat, with a double-chin, in profi…
Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan (1392–1447)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1441
Drawn pen and ink study on paper of two men hanging, and two studies of legs and feet.
Studies of Men Hanging
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1435
Bronze portrait medal of Apollonio Menabeni wearing a ruff, bearded, in profile to the right
Loan
Apollonio Menabeni (ca. 1540–ca. 1603)
Antonio Abondio
dated 1591
Bronze portrait medal of Francesco I Sforza, balding, with a double chin, in armor, in profile …
Loan
Francesco I Sforza (b. 1401; Duke of Milan 1450–66)
dated 1456
Bronze portrait medal of King Charles VIII of France in profile to the left, wearing a large me…
Loan
Charles VIII, King of France (b. 1470; r. 1483–98)
Attributed to Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
ca. 1495
Bronze portrait medal of Ercole d'Este wearing a round cap, with a large nose and prominent dou…
Ercole I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio (1431–1505)
Style of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
ca. 1494–95
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