Medal: Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga model ca. 1445–47 (old aftercast) Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian Active in Verona and the Italian courts, the celebrated master Pisanello left behind a significant legacy, including a large corpus of drawings, several paintings, and the devopment of the Renaissance portrait medal. Inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, the medals commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. The obverse presents a portrait of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, marquess of Mantua (1394/95 – 1444
Medal: Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga model ca. 1445–47 (old aftercast) Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian Active in Verona and the Italian courts, the celebrated master Pisanello left behind a significant legacy, including a large corpus of drawings, several paintings, and the devopment of the Renaissance portrait medal. Inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, the medals commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. The obverse presents a portrait of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, marquess of Mantua (1394/95 – 1444). He is shown onthe reverse mounted in armor and riding in a rocky landscape with a dwarf squire on horseback in the background. To his left hangs a door knocker. This is an old aftercast, possibly after a lead original, with some Medal: Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga 460855
Size: 1532px × 1417px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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