Medal: Bust of Pesello Peselli
Made in the nineteenth century, this medal was intended to look like a Renaissance example. The incorrect lettering and the “modern” facial type reveal its lack of authenticity. Pesello Peselli could be identified with the Florentine painter Francesco
di Stefano (1422 – 1457), nicknamed Pesellino. He would
have been called Pesello Peselli in the Tuscan manner.
The painter was considered one of the champions of the
nineteenth-century revival of taste for the Italian quattrocento,
which is underscored by the nineteenth-century
date of this medal.
di Stefano (1422 – 1457), nicknamed Pesellino. He would
have been called Pesello Peselli in the Tuscan manner.
The painter was considered one of the champions of the
nineteenth-century revival of taste for the Italian quattrocento,
which is underscored by the nineteenth-century
date of this medal.
Artwork Details
- Title: Medal: Bust of Pesello Peselli
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Italian, Florence
- Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy with dark brown
patina). - Dimensions: Diam. 7.2 cm, wt. 117.25 g.
- Classification: Medals
- Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
1975.1.1246 - Object Number: 1975.1.1246
- Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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