Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua, 1546–55
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1546–55
Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1295), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua”. The museum dates it 1546–55. It is attributed to Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19–1589 Madrid). The museum records the medium as Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax) and the dimensions as Diam. 7 cm, wt. 58.84 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Portraits, Women. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax)
- Dimensions
- Diam. 7 cm, wt. 58.84 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Medals
- Maker recorded
- Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo
Identification
- Met object id
- 460955
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1295
Catalogue references
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