Francis, Duke of Valois, later Francis I
The flaming salamander on the reverse is the earliest known use of this device of François I.
Artwork Details
- Title: Francis, Duke of Valois, later Francis I
- Date: 1504
- Culture: French
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
- Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
- Credit Line: Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1948
- Object Number: 48.90.5
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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