Medal: Bust of Gianbattista Orsini
On the obverse is a portrait of Gianbattista Orsini. On
the reverse is a landscape with a unicorn dipping his
horn in a fountain, and a cartouche with the Orsini
arms hanging on a tree in the background. Orsini was
probably the son of Lorenzo Orsini. Still a boy, he was
made canon of the Lateran church in Rome and became
cardinal-deacon in 1483.
the reverse is a landscape with a unicorn dipping his
horn in a fountain, and a cartouche with the Orsini
arms hanging on a tree in the background. Orsini was
probably the son of Lorenzo Orsini. Still a boy, he was
made canon of the Lateran church in Rome and became
cardinal-deacon in 1483.
Artwork Details
- Title: Medal: Bust of Gianbattista Orsini
- Date: late 15th–early 16th century
- Culture: Italian, Rome
- Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy with warm brown
patina). - Dimensions: Diam. 4.1 cm, wt. 40.47 g.
- Classification: Medals
- Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.1.1256
- Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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