Giambattista Castaldi, 1493-after 1565, Count of Piadena and Cassano [obverse]

c. 1562

Annibale Fontana

Medalist, Milanese, 1540 - 1587

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.49 cm (1 3/4 in.)
    gross weight: 28.15 gr (0.062 lb.)
    axis: 6:00

  • Accession

    1992.55.9.a

Associated Artworks

Conquest of Transylvania [reverse]

Annibale Fontana

1562

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. 511, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: IO[annes].BA.CAS[taldus].V.CAES[aris].FER[dinand].RO.REG.E.BOE[miae].RE[qis].EXERGIT[us, sic].DVX.; under truncation: ANIB

Wikidata ID

Q63860673

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