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Leonello d’Este (1407–1450)

 (Italian, ca. 1395–1455)
Dateca. 1445
MediumLead, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 2 3/4 in. (6.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.112
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
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Medals Works Acquired in 2016 Subject: Portraits Sculpture
Bronze portrait medal of Leonello d'Este in profile to the left
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Leonello d'Este (1407–1450)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
dated 1444
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
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
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
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
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
Lead portrait medal of Ercole d'Este in profile to the left
Ercole I d’Este (b. 1431)
Sperandio di Bartolommeo Savelli
ca. 1471
Lead portrait medal of Marcello Cervini, Pope Marcellus II with a tonsure, in papal robes, bear…
Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501; r. April 9, 1555–May 1, 1555)
Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi
1555
Lead portrait medal of Giulia Pratonieri as Diana, wearing armor, an elaborate headdress, a nec…
Giulia Pratonieri (dates unknown)
Gian Antonio Signoretti
late 16th century
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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