Two discs, one with a mans bust in profile and another with a person riding a horse.
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Two coins in a bronze color. They both have borders of words, but they have been worn away slightly and cannot easily be read. The coin/disc on the left shows a man from the shoulders up, in profile. He wears a shirt which gathers at his neck, hair which goes just past his ears, and a tall squared hat. There is an abundance of free space around him. The coin/disc on the right is almost filled by a horse and rider, also in profile. The rider seems to be holding something that looks like a half-circle on a stick.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.124
People
Baldassarre d'Este, Italian (Reggio, Italy 1432 - 1504 Ferrara, Italy)
Title
Ercole D'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431-1505)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
c. 1472
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228188

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
8.26 cm diam. x 3.81 cm depth (3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
232.34 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: HERCVLES DVX FER MVT 7 REGII MARCHIO ESTENSIS RODIGII QVE COMES
  • inscription: reverse: BALDASARIS [IO or ID] ESTENSIS OPUS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harry G. Friedman, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1962.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Friedman in memory of Francis L. Friedman
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.124
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Round medallion. Obverse: figure faces left, wears Florentine style costume. Reverse: equestrian portrait

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2025 - 01/01/2050

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