December 22, 2021

A Look Back at the Met's Numismatic Collection

(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Looking through some old photos, I came across a few unpublished pictures of medals I thought our readers would be interested in seeing.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.

Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Calabria, later King Alfonso II of Naples,
1481, by Medalist Andrea Guazzalotti
Jean D'Anjou, Duke of Calabria and Lorraine,
1464, by medalist Francesco Laurana
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