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A 1550 ‘double Jubilee’ medal by Alessandro Cesati

11/2023 | 1448 | 165

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Author:

Daniele, Giulia (Daniele, Giulia)

Subjects

artists:

Cesati, Alessandro

dates:

1550-1559

museums and institutions:

Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy

patrons:

Julius III, Pope, 1487-1555

sources:

Vasari, Giorgio

subjects:

Medals / Lead / Bronzes / Iconography / Medallists

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III (reverse), by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Silver plated thin uniface lead striking, diameter 47.1 mm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; inv. no.6275).

Attributed works:

11. Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist, by the circle of Daniele da Volterra. c.1550–60. Oil on panel, 62.5 by 37 cm. (Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai; Bridgeman Images).

Attributed works:

2 and 3. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III, by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Gilded thin uniface lead strikings, diameter 47.7 mm. (obverse) and 46.9 mm. (reverse). (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; inv. no.6269).

Attributed works:

4 and 5. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III, by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Gilded thin uniface lead strikings, diameter with frame 60.2 mm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; inv. no.6270).

Attributed works:

6. Enlargement of Fig.1, showing three standing male figures.

Attributed works:

7 and 8. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III, by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Silver-plated thin uniface lead strikings, diameter with frame 63 mm. (Private collection).

Attributed works:

9 and 10. Stater from Metaponto, Italy. 510–480 BC. Silver. (British Museum, London; inv. no.1924,1110.2)

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