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Federigo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino

Medalist: Savelli Sperandio  (Italian, Mantua 1425?–?1504 Venice)

Date:
ca. 1474–82
Culture:
Italian
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Diam. 3 1/2 in. (89 mm.)
Classification:
Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line:
Bequest of Anne D. Thomson, 1923
Accession Number:
23.280.28
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: (on reverse) OPVS•SPERANDEI.

    Inscription: Obverse: see catalogue card, [Divi Federici vrbini Dvcis Montefeltri ac Dvrantis Comitis Regii Capitanei Generalis ac Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Confalonerii Invicti: "Effigy of divine Frederic, Duke of Urbino, count of Montefeltro and of Castel Durante, captain-general of the king and invincible guardian of the Holy Roman Church."]; Reverse: leg. (around rim) OPVS (leaf shape) SPERANDEI.

  • Provenance

    Anne D. Thomson (until 1923; bequeathed to MMA)

120009823:2

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