Giuliano and Clemente della Rovere

Art Historical Context

Behold the exquisite bronze medal *Giuliano and Clemente Rovere* (ca. 1494), crafted the skilled Italian artist Giovanni Filangieri Candida Rome. Measuring just 61.3 mm in diameter, this cast bronze plaquette captures intimate profile portraits of two brothers from the prominent della Rovere family—Giiano, who would later ascend as Pope Julius II, and Clemente, a bishop. Such medals were prized Renaissance collectibles, blending portraiture with the classical revival of ancient Roman coinage. Filangieri Candida's work exemplifies the early Renaissance medal tradition, where artists like him e...