Giovanni Bentivoglio and Squire Riding Horses [reverse]

c. 1478/1482

Sperandio

Artist, Mantuan, c. 1425/1428 - c. 1504

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter, with suspension loop): 10.17 cm (4 in.)
    overall (diameter, without loop): 9.75 cm (3 13/16 in.)
    gross weight: 297.51 gr (0.656 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1942.9.172.b


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max Chabrière-Arlès, Lyons; purchased 1920/1921 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, ELkins Park, Pennsylvania, after purchase by funds of the Estate; gift 1942 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. 97, repro.

Inscriptions

around top circumference: OPVS SPERANDEI

Wikidata ID

Q63810158


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