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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
G3,IP.205
Description
Cast bronze medal. Pierced.
(whole)
Busts of Rene d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval jugate together facing right. Rene wears a plain cap and robe with thick, round fur collar. Jeanne wears a chain round her neck and jewelled band confining her hair.
(obverse)
Peace as a female figure facing the front, she is weating a long tunic; she is holding an olive branch in her right hand and in her left hand which is resting on a cippus - a helmet. To the right is an olive tree and to her left a cuirass.
(reverse)
Producer name
Designed by:
Francesco Laurana
Modelled by:
Francesco Laurana
Production date
1463
(dated)
Production place
Made in:
Italy
Materials
bronze
Technique
cast
pierced
Dimensions
Diameter:
88 millimetres
Weight:
152.23 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hill 1930 / A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance, 2 vols
(p.17, 59.)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
king/queen
allegory/personification
personal-ornament
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Rene d' Anjou
Representation of:
Jeanne de Laval
Representation of:
Pax
Acquisition name
Donated by:
George IV, King of the United Kingdom
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
George III, King of the United Kingdom
Acquisition date
1825
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
G3,IP.205
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Hill, 59