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(L) Alfonso V, King of Naples, ca.1449, by medalist Pisanello (Antonio Pisano). (R) Mary of Burgundy, ca.1477, by medalist Giovanni Filangieri di Candida |
Looking through some old photos, I came across a few unpublished pictures of medals I thought our readers would be interested in seeing. They were taken back in 2010 during a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. As of this writing they are not on view.
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Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Calabria, later King Alfonso II of Naples, 1481, by Medalist Andrea Guazzalotti |
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Jean D'Anjou, Duke of Calabria and Lorraine, 1464, by medalist Francesco Laurana |
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Giuliano della Rovere, bishop of Ostia and Cardinal of San Pietro in Vincoli, later became Pope Julius II, ca.1495, by medalist Giovanni Filangieri Candida |