Alfonso II of Aragon, 1448-1495, Duke of Calabria 1458, afterwards King of Naples 1494-1495 [obverse]

1481

Andrea Guacialoti

Artist, Florentine, 1435 - 1495

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 108.41 gr (0.239 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1988.30.4.a

Associated Artworks

Alfonso's Triumphal Entry into Naples [reverse]

Andrea Guacialoti

1481

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Lederer, Berlin; purchased 1929 by J.W. Frederiks [1889-1962], The Hague; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 23-24 May 1988, 1st day, no. 25); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, London) for 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. 237, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: ALFONSVS. FERDI DVX. CALABRIE

Wikidata ID

Q63860647

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