Medal: Bust of Beatric Roverella
The obverse pictures Beatrice Roverella, and the reverse
shows a three-masted ship without sails in a stormy sea.
Beatrice Roverella (ca. 1510 – 1576) was the daughter
of Gerolamo Roverella, count of Montenovo and
Monteleone, and she was the wife of Ercole Rangoni
(ca. 1505 – 1573) from Modena. Ercole Rangoni was the
count of Borgofranco; Beatrice was first married to
Paolo Giulio Manfroni. The rectangular form of the
medal is unusual, but is also found in some early
sixteenth-century medals from Venice. The medal has been attributed to an unknown medalist working in the Veneto. The text on the reverse refers to the faith and
piety of the sitter.
shows a three-masted ship without sails in a stormy sea.
Beatrice Roverella (ca. 1510 – 1576) was the daughter
of Gerolamo Roverella, count of Montenovo and
Monteleone, and she was the wife of Ercole Rangoni
(ca. 1505 – 1573) from Modena. Ercole Rangoni was the
count of Borgofranco; Beatrice was first married to
Paolo Giulio Manfroni. The rectangular form of the
medal is unusual, but is also found in some early
sixteenth-century medals from Venice. The medal has been attributed to an unknown medalist working in the Veneto. The text on the reverse refers to the faith and
piety of the sitter.
Artwork Details
- Title: Medal: Bust of Beatric Roverella
- Date: ca. 1550
- Culture: Italian, Modena or Venice (?)
- Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy)
- Dimensions: 6.1 x 5.7 cm, wt. 192.34 g.
- Classification: Medals
- Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
1975.1.1252 - Object Number: 1975.1.1252
- Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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