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Medal: Leonello d'Este, ca. 1441–44 (possibly cast 16th century)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1441–44 (possibly cast 16th century)

Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1309), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Medal: Leonello d'Este”. The museum dates it ca. 1441–44 (possibly cast 16th century). It is attributed to Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455). The museum records the medium as Yellowish copper alloy with dark brown patina. and the dimensions as Diam. 6.5 cm, wt. 127.71 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Portraits, Profiles. 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
Yellowish copper alloy with dark brown patina.
Dimensions
Diam. 6.5 cm, wt. 127.71 g.

Technical characteristics

Classification
Medals
Maker recorded
Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)

Identification

Met object id
460846
Museum object name
Medal
Museum object number
1975.1.1309

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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