Portrait of Leonello DEste, Marquess of Ferrara (obverse and reverse), c. 1440-1444. Renaissance medals usually show a person on the front and a symbolic element on the back, creating an overall statement about the individual. The meaning of the two men in a sailboat remains opaque, intentionally meant to be understood only by a small circle of intellectuals.

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Keywords: ., 1395-1455, 15th, art, bronze, century, cleveland, ferrara, heritage, italian, italy, museum, pisanello, sculpture