Iconography
Further details
Cast lead medal; uniface (this is the reverse of Ippolita Gonzaga medal by Jacopo da Trezzo); Aurora holding in her left hand a torch and scattering flowers with her right, standing in a charriot pulled by Pegasus; inscription: VIRTVTIS FORMAEQ PRAEVIA
Artist or creator
Date
1551 - 1552
Location
London, British Museum (Dept. of Coins and Medals) (BM. M 8945)
Associated persons
Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
Notes on photograph
Project
Bibliographic Citation
P. Attwood, Italian Medals c. 1530-1600, London 2003, v. I, p. 117, no. 73a
Rights and Permissions
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Acknowledgements
Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’
Contact
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