Leonello d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Reggio Emilia, and Modena, medal struck in honour of the marriage of the Duke to Maria of Aragon
Also known as: Leonello d'Este, hertog van Ferrara, Reggio Emilia en Modena, penning geslagen ter ere van het huwelijk van de hertog met Maria van Aragon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1900
Bronze medal with two holes. Obverse: bust of a man flanked by inscription, within a legend. Reverse: Cupid holds a scroll of paper with music before a lion; in the background a bird on a branch and a column with a ship above an inscription.
Upper right, an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-13; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 10.2 cm x weight 3220 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 10.2 cm x weight 3220 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 10.2 cm x weight 3220 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man flanked by inscription, within a legend.
- Reverse
- Cupid holds a scroll of paper with music before a lion; in the background a bird on a branch and a column with a ship above an inscription. Upper right, an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Leonello d'Este, hertog van Ferrara, Reggio Emilia en Modena, penning geslagen ter ere van het huwelijk van de hertog met Maria van Aragon
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-13
- Museum classification
- history medal · copy
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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