Medal: Bust of Annibale Bentivoglio

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model ca. 1445 (old aftercast) · Bronze · Robert Lehman Collection

The obverse shows a portrait of Annibale Bentivoglio (died 1445), leader of the Republic of Bologna in 1442; the reverse depicts two angels holding the coat of arms of the Bentivoglio family, surrounded by garlands. This old, crude aftercast was possibly made after a lead original; the word PATRIA is unusual, as it should be PATRIAE. Another medal with the same characteristic belonged to the collection of King George III (now in the British Museum, London).

Artist

Unknown

Date

model ca. 1445 (old aftercast)

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian, Bologna (?)

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975