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medal(cast)

Object Type: medal (cast)
Museum number: G3,MantM.5
Description: Cast lead medal. (whole); Bust of Lodovico Gonzaga III facing left, he has close-cropped hair and wearing plate-armour over his shirt of mail, on the shoulder plate is impressed the armourer's mark which is crowned. (obverse); Ludovico Gonzaga is in full armour his visor is closed and has a globular crest, riding on horseback he is resting his baton on his right knee. Above is a radiant sun, to the right a flower on a stalk, with a stony plain. (reverse)
Producer name: Designed by: Pisanello; Modelled by: Pisanello
Production date: 1447-1448 (circa)
Production place: Made in: Italy
Materials: lead
Technique: cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 103 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Hill 1930 / A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance, 2 vols (p.11.36d)
Location: On display (G46/dc2/p1/no1)
Subjects: ruler; arms/armour; equestrian; heraldry; sun/moon; flower
Associated names: Associated with: Lodovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (Marquis of Mantua)
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,MantM.5
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Hill, 36d
C&M catalogue number: MI1 (Hill 1930) (11) (36) (D)