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The circular medal features a profile portrait of a human figure with shoulder-length hair facing to the right. The material appears to be dark and tarnished, likely bronze. The design on the medal shows the bust of the figure in relief. The edges of the medal have a raised border with inscriptions encircling the head, and there is a hole at the top, possibly for suspension. The craftsmanship suggests an ancient or Renaissance-era medallion.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Andrea Matteo III d'Acquaviva, 1457-1528, Duke of Atri and Teramo 1481 [obverse]
Neapolitan 15th Century
- Date
- c. 1500
- Medium
- bronze//Broken at edge
- Dimensions
- overall (diameter): 5.26 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 26.51 gr (0.058 lb.) axis: 12:00
- Classification
- Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
- Accession number
- 1957.14.696.a
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Renaissance
- Medals
- bust facing right
- portrait
- Neapolitan
- Acquaviva, Andrea Matteo III
- Duke of Atri and Teramo
Provenance
Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his heirs; purchased with the entire Dreyfus collection 9 July 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 31 January 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1957 to NGA. [1] The Duveen Brothers Records document the firm’s sixteen year pursuit and eventual acquisition of the Dreyfus collection, which included paintings, sculptures, small bronzes, medals, and plaquettes. Bequeathed as part of his estate to Dreyfus’ widow and five children (a son and four daughters), who had differing opinions about its disposition, the collection was not sold until after his widow’s death in April 1929. Duveen did not wish to separate Dreyfus’ collection of small bronzes, medals, and plaquettes, and it was sold intact to the Kress Foundation for a price that was met by installment payments every three months. (Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: reel 301, box 446, folders 3 and 4; reel 302, box 447, folders 1-6; reel 303, box 448, folders 1 and 2; reel 330, box 475, folder 4.) See also George Francis Hill’s discussion "A Note on Pedigrees" in his catalogue, _The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Medals_, Oxford, 1931: xii, which was commissioned by Duveen Brothers.
Inscription
around circumference: ANDREAS MATTHEVS III DE AQVAVIVA
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