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Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico' (1448–1492)

ca. 1490
Not on view
Born into a family of Florentine goldsmiths, Niccolò ranks among the leading portrait medalists of the Italian Renaissance. Working in high relief, he created effigies that are bolder in scale, more varied, and more bluntly realistic than anything produced earlier.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico' (1448–1492)
  • Maker: Medalist: Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) (Italian, Florence 1430–1514 Florence)
  • Date: ca. 1490
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Ann and George Blumenthal Fund, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.58.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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