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
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