Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1987.32.180
People: Giovanni Candida, Italian (Naples, Italy before 1450 - after 1504 Naples, Italy?)
Title: Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1477-1482
Culture: Austrian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226421

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze with brown patina

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

4.8 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (1 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
34.26 g

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse, around perimeter, cast: MAXIMILIANVS · FR · CAES · F · DUX · AUSTR · BURGUND
inscription: reverse, around perimeter, cast: MARIA · KAROLI · F · DUX · BURGUNDIAE · AUSTRIAE · BRAB · C · FLAN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Rya W. Zobel, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1987.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Rya W. Zobel in memory of Paul Weickert
Accession Year: 1987
Object Number: 1987.32.180
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Maximilian in right profile, with long hair and fillet; reverse: Maria in chignon. Crowned double-M monogram beside her.

Verification Level

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