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1966.104.2.a

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Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

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Artist

Matteo di Andrea de' Pasti (ca. 1420 - 1467/1468)

Title

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

Creation Date

1446

Century

15th century

Dimensions

1 9/16 in. (4 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.104.2.a

Object Description

4 SIGISMONDO PANDOLFO MALATESTA (1417- 68), Lord of Rimini and Fano, inherited Rimini, 1432 1446

Obv. Bust to left. Around, SIGISMONDVS . P . D . MALATESTIS . S . R . ECL . C . GENERALIS .
Rev. Casque with coronet on a tilting shield with mono- gram SI . . Elephant-head crest and mantling. Below, . M CCCC XLVI .
Bronze, old aftercast, 40 mm.

Calabi and Cornaggia say the SI emblem stands for Sigismundus Imperator, but it is generally thought to be the initials of Sigismondo and Isotta. The initials are used extensively in the Tempio Malatestiano.

Bibl.: Corpus, no. 166; Arm. i, p. 21,16; Rosati, no. 25; Calabi and Cornaggia, no. 6bis, p. 31; Naples, p. 15; Brescia i, p. 5, no. 39; Tresor Ital. 2, pl. 3,2; de Jonghe sale catalog, Schulman, 24 November 1936, no. 11.

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