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Medal: Bust of Massimiano Gonzaga

model ca. 1554 (contemporary cast)
Not on view
Pastorino de Pastorini was an Italian medallist, glass painter and die engraver. One of the most prolific Italian medallists, he produced around 200 medals. He was active in Ferrara, Bologna, Novellara, and Florence. The obverse presents a portrait of Massimilano Gonzaga, marquess of Luzzara (before 1524 – 78) in armor; the reverse is blank. It is a contemporary cast.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Medal: Bust of Massimiano Gonzaga
  • Artist: Pastorino de Pastorini (Italian, Castelnuovo della Berardenga 1508–1592 Florence)
  • Date: model ca. 1554 (contemporary cast)
  • Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina
    over a yellow patina)
  • Dimensions: Diam. 2.7 cm, wt. 23.24 g.
  • Classification: Medals
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1298
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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