Medal: Francesco II Gonzaga
Bartolommeo Melioli Italian
Not on view
The obverse bears a portrait of Francesco II Gonzaga (1466–1519), fourth marquess of Mantua. On the reverse is a standing female holding a basket with a scroll and staff, and flanked by water and fire, who may represent the personification of Health, possibly a reference to Francesco’s recovery from a life-threatening illness in 1484. She has also been identified as Prudence or Good Government. The aftercast may date from the sixteenth or seventeenth century.
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