Medal — The Pazzi Conspiracy, Di Giovanni, Bertoldo, Florence, 1478
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1478
Medal — The Pazzi Conspiracy, Di Giovanni, Bertoldo, Florence, 1478 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1478. The museum's brief description reads: Bronze medal depicting Giuliano de' Medici in memory of the Pazzi conspiracy at Florence, by Bertoldo di Giovanni, Italy, 15th century.
Museum description: Bronze medal depicting Giuliano de' Medici in memory of his assassination in the Pazzi conspiracy at Florence in 1478. Medal depicts: Obv.: the bust of Giuliano de Medici, beneath which is the choir of S. Maria del Fiore, and the assassination of Giuliano; rev.: the bust of Lorenzod e Medici, beneath is the same choir, and, without it, groups seizing the conspirators. The museum record gives material recorded as Bronze; measurements Diameter 6.35 cm; place associated: Florence; maker recorded: Di Giovanni, Bertoldo.
These details come from the holding 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 bronze medal was made in memory of the Conspiracy of the Pazzi at Florence by Bertoldo di Giovanni in 1478 in Italy. The Pazzi Conspiracy was a dramatic but unsuccessful attempt led by the Pazzi family to overthrow the Medici rulers of Florence. It came to a head on 26 April 1478 when Guiliano de’ Medici was killed in Florence Cathedral.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 6.35 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze, cast
- Maker recorded
- Di Giovanni, Bertoldo
- Place recorded
- Florence
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Obv.: the bust of Giuliano de Medici, beneath which is the choir of S. Maria del Fiore, and the assassination of Giuliano; rev.: the bust of Lorenzod e Medici, beneath is the same choir, and, without it, groups seizing the conspirators.
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 4579-1857
- Museum system number
- O102845
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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