FONTANA, Annibale
(b. 1540, Milano, d. 1587, Milano)

Medal of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo

c. 1560
Bronze, diameter 5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

The obverse of this medal portrays Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (1538-1600), a Milanese painter and theorist. The reverse shows Lomazzo Presented to Mercury by Fortune.

The inscription around circumference of the obverse: IO[annes] PAVLVS LOMATIVS PIC[tor].

The inscription around right circumference of the reverse: VTRIVSQVE.