Benedetto de' Pasti, Canon of Verona

Matteo de' Pasti|Veronese

1440–44 · Lead · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Matteo's medals are among the finest of the early Italian Renaissance. A follower of Pisanello, he was also a manuscript illuminator, painter, and architect. Characterized by simple forms, precise modeling, and harmonious compositions, many of his portrait medals relate to his role as artist and advisor to the Malatesta court in Rimini.

Artist

Matteo de' Pasti|Veronese

Date

1440–44

Medium

Lead

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936