- Personage:
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Niccolò Piccinino
Niccolò Piccinino, condottiere. Born in Perugia in 1380, died in 1444. Piccinino was a pupil of Braccio Da Montone in the art of war and was in command of the army of the Duke of Milano.
- 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: · NICOLAVS · PICININVSVICECOMES · MARCHIO · CAPITANEVS · MAX · AC · MARS · AER · Bust facing left, wearing tall cap with round crown and edge turned up all around and plate armour over shirt of mail.
Reverse: BRACCIVS_PISANI · POPVS · N · PICININVS. A she-griffin, wearing collar inscribed ‘PERVGIA’, stands facing left, wings raised, suckling two infants, Braccio da Montone and Piccinino.
- Background:
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Cast circa 1441, during P. permanence with the Duke of Milano.
- Diameter:
- 91.5 mm. (Max. Diameter reported: 101 mm.). Bronze cast.
- Evaluation:
- Good condition; (Slightly different from Hill’s reproduction).
- Reference:
- Hill. 22; Kress 4.