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Costanzo Sforza (b. 1447; Lord of Pesaro 1473–83)

Datedated 1475
MediumCopper alloy, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 3 3/16 in. (8.14 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.204
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
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Bronze portrait medal of Francesco I Sforza, balding, with a double chin, in armor, in profile …
Exhibition Loan
Francesco I Sforza (b. 1401; Duke of Milan 1450–66)
dated 1456
Bronze medal of a woman in profile to the right wearing a pearl necklace, pearl teardrop earrin…
Marie-Thérèse of Austria (b. 1638; Queen Consort of France and Navarre 1660–83)
Jean Warin
dated 1662
Bronze portrait medal of Emperor Constantine the Great on horseback
Exhibition Loan
Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome (b. 285; r. 307–37)
Unknown artist
1402/13
Bronze portrait medal of Emperor Heraclius I wearing an elaborate crown
Exhibition Loan
Heraclius I, Emperor of Byzantium (b. ca. 575; r. 610–41)
Unknown artist
1402/13
Bronze portrait medal of King Louis XIV of France as a child of six and Queen Anne wearing a wi…
Exhibition Loan
Anne of Austria (1601–1666; Queen Consort of France 1615–43, Queen Regent of France 1643–51) and Louis XIV, King of France (b. 1638; r. 1643–1715)
Jean Warin
dated 1638, made 1645
Bronze portrait medal of Maximilian I of Burgundy with long, curling hair, in profile to the ri…
Exhibition Loan
Maximilian I of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459; r. 1508–19), and Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457–1482)
Giovanni Filangieri Candida
ca. 1477/79
Bronze portrait medal of King Charles VIII of France in profile to the left, wearing a large me…
Exhibition Loan
Charles VIII, King of France (b. 1470; r. 1483–98)
Attributed to Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli)
ca. 1495
Bronze medal of Giuliano della Rovere, Pope Julius II wearing papal robes in profile to the rig…
Exhibition Loan
Pope Julius II (b. 1443; r. 1503–13)
Attributed to Caradosso (Cristoforo Foppa)
dated 1506
Bronze portrait medal of Queen Mary Tudor of England, wearing a high-collared brocade gown fast…
Exhibition Loan
Mary Tudor, Queen of England and Ireland (b. 1516; r. 1553–58)
Jacopo da Trezzo (Jacopo Nizzola)
1555
Bronze portrait medal of King Henry II of France
Exhibition Loan
Henri II, King of France (b. 1519; r. 1547–59)
Germain Pilon
dated 1559; made ca. 1575
Gilt bronze portrait medal of Alfonso of Aragon in armor and chainmail, in profile to the right…
Exhibition 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 Leonello d'Este in profile to the left
Exhibition Loan
Leonello d'Este (1407–1450)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
dated 1444
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