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medal
(cast)
Object Type
medal
(cast)
Museum number
1923,0611.16
Description
Cast bronze medal. Piercing plugged. Mule.
(whole)
Bust of Neri Capponi facing right. He has a bald forehead but long hair at the back, bare bust. Plain border.
(obverse)
Hope, dressed in flowing drapery, standing to the left. Her hands are joined and is looking up at the sun.
(reverse)
Producer name
Attributed to:
Giovanni Candida
Production date
1495
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Italy
(?)
Materials
bronze
Technique
cast
pierced
Dimensions
Diameter:
61.50 millimetres
Weight:
148.63 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hill 1930 / A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance, 2 vols
(p.218, 839a)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
official
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Nerio Capponi, official of Florence
Representation of:
Spes
Acquisition name
Purchased through:
Spink & Son Ltd
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Rosenheim Collection
(lot 85)
Acquisition date
1923
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1923,0611.16
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Hill, 839a
C&M catalogue number
MI1 (Hill 1930)
(218)
(839)
(A)