Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ, Italy, Venice, c. 1300
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1300
This brooch was probably made to fasten a ceremonial cloak, and may have been intended as a diplomatic gift or memento. The central composition parallels the main face of the famous gold coin, a ducat, of the Venetian Doge Giovanni Dandolo minted in 1288-1289. Unlike the coin, the medallion is neither struck or diecast; it is tooled and chased, making it one of a kind. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1985.61: Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ, c. 1300. Italy, Venice. Gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp; overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1300
- Culture period
- Italy, Venice
- Museum attribution
- Italy, Venice
- Museum object name
- Metalwork
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1985.61
- Published references
- Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 73, no. 2 (February 1986): 26–71. Reproduced: p. 43; Mentioned: p. 63, no. 43 · Winter, Patrick M. de. “Recent Accessions of Italian Renaissance Decorative Arts, Part I: Incorporating Notes on the Sculptor Severo Da Ravenna.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 73, no. 3 (March 1986): 74–138. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 78-79, fig. 12
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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