Medal of Pietro Bacci, called Aretino

Artist/Maker Leone Leoni (Italian, 1509–1590)

Datemid-16th Century

MediumBronze

DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (0.6 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund

PortfolioVerso, Truth Seated, Crowned by Victory, Hate Squatting at Her Feet

Object number1961.26

Status

Not on view

ProvenanceTrivulzio Collection, Milan, Italy. (Mark Salton-Schlessinger [1914-2005], New York); purchased 1961 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History

The Renaissance Image of Man and the World

Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH (October 27, 1961 - November 27, 1961 )

The Art of Allusion: Allegorical Images of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (June 13, 1989 - August 13, 1989 )

Time Well Spent: Art and Temporality

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 26, 2016 - December 23, 2016 )

Collections

European

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