Accellino di Meliaduce Salvago (ca. 1420–before 1506)

Antonio Tamagnini Italian

late 15th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500

Salvago was a Genoese diplomat. His portrait bust in the round, also by Tamagnini, is in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin.

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Title: Accellino di Meliaduce Salvago (ca. 1420–before 1506)
Artist: Antonio Tamagnini (Italian, active ca. 1491–1504)
Date: late 15th century
Culture: Italian, Genoa
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Diameter (wt confirmed): H. 21 3/8 in., Wt. 69lb. (54.3 cm, 31.2982kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.182.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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