Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499)

Manner of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) Italian

probably 1490–99

Not on view

Born into a family of Florentine goldsmiths, Niccolò ranks among the leading portrait medalists of the Italian Renaissance. Working in high relief, he created effigies that are bolder in scale, more varied, and more bluntly realistic than anything produced earlier.

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Title: Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499)
Maker: Manner of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) (Italian, Florence 1430–1514 Florence)
Date: probably 1490–99
Culture: Italian, Florence
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 57 mm
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Bequest of Anne D. Thomson, 1923
Object Number: 23.280.34
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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