Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua

Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo Italian

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Isabella di Capua was princess of Molfetta in southern Italy. In 1534 she married Ferrante Gonzaga, who served as a general to Emperor Charles V. This signed medal was probably commissioned by Ferrante during Isabella’s residence in Milan. This example is
a uniface variant of the medal that bears on the reverse Isabella dressed as a vestal near a classical Roman altar.

Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua, Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19–1589 Madrid), Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax)

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Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua, Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19–1589 Madrid), Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax)
Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua, Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19–1589 Madrid), Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax)
Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua, Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19–1589 Madrid), Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax)
Portrait medal of Isabella di Capua, Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (Italian, Milan 1515/19–1589 Madrid), Bronze (Copper alloy with honey-colored patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax)

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