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Pietro Barbo (1417–1471)

 (Italian)
Datedated 1455
MediumCopper alloy, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2021
Accession number2021.2.12
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal's diameter taken at the widest point.
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Works Acquired in 2021 Medals
Bronze portrait medal of Ascanio Maria Sforza wearing a round cap and a hooded robe, in profile…
Ascanio Maria Sforza Visconti (1455–1505)
Roman School
after 1492
Bronze medal depicting the pope in public consistory
Pope Paul II (Pietro Barbo, b. 1417; r. 1464–71)
Emiliano Orfini da Foligno
1466/67
Bronze portrait medal of Lucrezia Borgia in profile to the left. She wears a jeweled band in he…
Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519)
Mantuan School
ca. 1502
Bronze portrait medal of Carlo Visconti wearing armor and a portrait medal on a chain around hi…
Carlo Visconti (1523–1565)
Milanese School
ca. 1550
Bronze portrait medal of Gerolamo Cardano, bearded, in profile to the right
Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576)
Milanese School
ca. 1550
Bronze portrait medal of Sigismondo Malatesta in profile to the left
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417–1468)
Matteo de' Pasti
dated 1446
Bronze portrait medal of Sigismondo Malatesta in profile to the left
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417–1468)
Matteo de' Pasti
dated 1446
Bronze portrait medal of Pope Paul II wearing papal robes, with a tonsure, prominent nose, and …
Pope Paul II (b. 1417; r. 1464–71)
Attributed to Cristoforo di Geremia
ca. 1469
Bronze portrait medal of Pietro Aretino with drapery around his shoulders and long flowing bear…
Pietro Aretino (1492–1556)
Leone Leoni
dated 1537; ca. 1550
Bronze portrait medal of Francesco Della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV wearing full papal regalia in p…
Pope Sixtus IV (delle Rovere, b. 1414; r. 1471–84)
Girolamo Paladino
late 17th century
Glazed earthenware ewer with a parrot shaped handle
Ewer
Possibly Fontainebleau School
late 16th or early 17th century
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right
George of Wettin, called the Bearded (b. 1471; Duke of the Albertine dominions of Saxony 1500–39)
Christoph Weiditz
dated 1537
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