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Don Iñigo d'Avalos
Antonio Pisano (called Pisanello) (Italian, about 1395–1455)
Italian (Naples)
Renaissance
about 1448–50
Place of Manufacture: Naples, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; cast bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 93 mm, 195 gm (3 11/16 in., 6.88 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert T. Leatherbee
Accession Number27.818
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Hill 44.
Kress 22.
DescriptionCircular medal of Don Iñigo d'Avalos, grand chamberlain of Naples (documented between 1435-1471).
Obverse: Profile bust of Don d'Avalos looking to proper left, wearing a hat with broad brim; inscribed at edge "DON·INIGO· ·DE·DAVALOSO".
Reverse: An orb with heraldic shield above; inscribed at edge "PER VVI SE FA" and "OPVS·PISANI·PICTORIS".
Obverse: Profile bust of Don d'Avalos looking to proper left, wearing a hat with broad brim; inscribed at edge "DON·INIGO· ·DE·DAVALOSO".
Reverse: An orb with heraldic shield above; inscribed at edge "PER VVI SE FA" and "OPVS·PISANI·PICTORIS".
InscriptionsObverse: "DON·INIGO· ·DE·DAVALOSO".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "PER VVI SE FA" and "OPVS·PISANI·PICTORIS".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "PER VVI SE FA" and "OPVS·PISANI·PICTORIS".
ProvenanceBy 1927, Mrs. Albert T. Leatherbee; 1927, gift of Mrs. Albert T. Leatherbee to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 8, 1927)