Medal — Julia, Italy, 1500-1502
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1500-1502
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.210-1910), made in Italy, dated 1500-1502, attributed to Antico (Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi).
The museum's brief description reads: Medal, bronze, Giulia, by Antico (Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi), North Italy, ca. 1500-02. Museum description: Medal depicts on the obverse the bust to the right of a young woman, wearing a necklace, and a garland about her head. Inscription. On the reverse is a battle of Greeks and Amazons. below a trophy of arms. Inscription. The museum records it as Bronze, measuring Diameter 3.5 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The sitter of the medal is unidentified, although it was once thought to be the famed beauty Giulia Gonzaga Colonna.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 3.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze
- Maker recorded
- Antico (Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi)
- Place recorded
- Italy
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'DIVA . I . IVLIA . PRIMVM . FELIX'; 'DVBIA . FORTVA'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- A.210-1910
- Museum system number
- O313531
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and catalogue references against a specialist reference.