Portrait medal of Cardinal Francesco degli Alidosi (obverse); Jupiter and Signs of the Zodiac (reverse)
Francesco Francia
1505–10
Medium
Bronze (copper alloy with a honey-colored patina).
Dimensions
Diam. 6 cm, wt. 72.9 g.
Classification
Medals
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1274
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
EaglesMenProfilesJupiterZodiac
About the Artist
Francesco Francia · 1447–1517
Influential Bolognese painter of his period, noted for sweet, softly rounded Madonnas and portraits. Influenced by Costa, his partner, and by Perugino. Comment on works: Religious