ENZOLA, Gianfrancesco di Luca
(active 1455-1478 in Parma)

Portrait medal of Costanzo Sforza

1475
Bronze, diameter 8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Costanzo Sforza (1447-1483) was an Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara. He was the son of Alessandro Sforza, under whom he fought in his early years and from whom he inherited the lordship of Pesaro. He also received the lordship of Gradara from Pope Alexander VI. He fought for various Italian states of the time, including the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal States.

The obverse of the medal shows the portrait of Costanzo Sforza, while the verso depicts the castle of Pesaro.




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