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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
1932,0111.11
Description
Cast bronze medal.
(whole)
Bust of Sigismondo Malatesta facing left, wearing plate armour over shirt of mail.
(obverse)
Front view of San Francesco at Rimini, according to Alberti's proposed reconstruction.
(reverse)
Producer name
Designed by:
Matteo de' Pasti
Modelled by:
Matteo de' Pasti
Production date
1450
(dated)
Production place
Made in:
Italy
Materials
bronze
Technique
cast
Dimensions
Diameter:
40 millimetres
Weight:
39.91 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hill 1930 / A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance, 2 vols
(p.42, 183)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1998 23 Apr-12 Sep, London, Sir John Soane's Museum, A Renaissance Artisan's Designs
Subjects
ruler
architecture
arms/armour
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini
Associated with:
Leon Battista Alberti
Associated places
Associated with:
Rimini
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Theodore Rosenheim
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Rosenheim Collection
Acquisition date
1932
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1932,0111.11
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Hill, 183
C&M catalogue number
MI1 (Hill 1930)
(42)
(183)