Medal: Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

Matteo de' Pasti Italian

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An Italian medallist, architect, painter, and illuminator, Matteo de Pasti resided at the court of Rimini by 1449, where he worked on the construction and decoration of two large funerary chapels (1447–c. 1452) for Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, and Isotta degli Atti (his mistress and then third wife) in S Francesco (known as the Tempio Malatestiano). Like Pisanello, who had produced medals for the Malatesta, Matteo was also active as a medallist at the Rimini court. The obverse of this medal shows a portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417 – 1468), lord of Rimini, condottiere, and patron of the arts

Medal:  Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Matteo de' Pasti (Italian, Verona ca. 1420–after 1467 Rimini), Copper alloy with dark brown patina.

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