VETRI, Domenico de'
(b. ca. 1480, Firenze, d. ca. 1547, Firenze)

Alessandro de' Medici (obverse), Cosimo I de' Medici (reverse)

c. 1537
Cast bronze, diameter 3 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

This medal was probably issued shortly after Cosimo I de' Medici came to power in 1537. The obverse showing Alessandro de' Medici is based on Pontormo's drawing in the Marucelliana, which was used for a number of images of the duke, including Giorgio Vasari's portrait and Benvenuto Cellini's coin.




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