- Personage:
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Filippo Maria Visconti
Filippo Maria Visconti, III Duke of Milano, born in 1391, became Duke in 1412 until he died in 1447.
- Artist:
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Antonio Pisano (known as Pisanello)
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Painter and Sculptor, 1395-1455.
He was born in Pisa, worked in Rimini, Venice, Naples, Ferrara and Mantova. Pisanello is considered ‘The Creator’ of the Renaissance medals.
- Description:
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Obverse: · PHILIPPVSMARIA · ANGLVS · DVX · MEDIOLANI · ECETERA · PAPIE · ANGLERIE · QVE · COMES · AC · GENVE · DOMINVS · Bust facing right wearing cap with edge turned up all round with soft crown, and brocaded dress, plain linear border.
Reverse: On a sunk bank: OPVS · PISANI · PICTORIS. Mountainous landscape, with tops of buildings; in foreground three horsemen: on the left the Duke facing left in full armour, with “biscione” crest to helmet, lance erect, horse prancing; on the right young page on horseback; between them, armed horseman faces front with lance erect.
- Background:
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Cast circa 1441 when Pisanello was in Milano.
- Diameter:
- 100.2 mm. Bronze cast.
- Evaluation:
- Good cast & condition.
- Reference:
- Hill 21; Kress 3.