Medal — Portrait medal of Donatello, Florence, 1886
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1886
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 326-1887), made in Florence, dated 1886, attributed to Frullini, Luigi. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, 'Portrait medal of Donatello', bronze cast, by Luigi Frullini, Florence, 1886..
Museum description: Signed and dated iron medal cast to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the great Florentine Renaissance sculptor Donatello (ca. 1386 - 1466). The museum records it as Bronze cast, measuring Diameter 9 cm; Depth 0.7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Historical context
This was cast to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the great Florentine Renaissance sculptor Donatello.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 9 cm; Depth 0.7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze cast
- Maker recorded
- Frullini, Luigi
- Place recorded
- Florence
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 326-1887
- Museum system number
- O39911
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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