Giovanni de'Medici della Bande Nere (1498–1526), a Celebrated Condottiere, and Father of Cosimo I

Medalist: Francesco da Sangallo Italian
ca. 1570
Not on view
Made after Giovanni's death, perhaps about 1570, which is the date of the medal by Sangallo of Alessandro and Cosimo de'Medici in the same style.

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  • Title: Giovanni de'Medici della Bande Nere (1498–1526), a Celebrated Condottiere, and Father of Cosimo I
  • Artist: Medalist: Francesco da Sangallo (Italian, 1494–1576)
  • Date: ca. 1570
  • Culture: Italian, Florence
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 3 9/16 in. (90 mm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Ann and George Blumenthal Fund, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.58.11
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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