Bernardo de' Rossi, died 1527, Bishop of Treviso 1499, Governor of Bologna 1519-1523 [obverse]

c. 1519

Italian 16th Century

Medalist

Francesco Francia

Artist, Bolognese, c. 1450/1453 - 1517

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.45 cm (2 9/16 in.)
    gross weight: 115.29 gr (0.254 lb.)
    axis: 6:00

  • Accession

    1992.55.7.a

Associated Artworks

Figure in a Car Drawn by a Dragon and an Eagle [reverse]

Italian 16th Century, Francesco Francia

1519

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 210, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: BER[nardus].RV[beus].CO[mes].B[erceti].EPS[iscopu]S.TAR[visinus].LE[gatus].BO[noniae].VIC[arius].GV[bernator].ET.PRAE[fectus]

Wikidata ID

Q63860671

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