Italian medals (1904) (14762928862)

Identifier: italiamedal00fabri (find matches)
Title: Italian medals
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Fabriczy, Cornelius von, 1839-1910
Subjects: Medals Medals, Renaissance Renaissance
Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute



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ulation of accessories. Exactly similar in character are eight medals of Alessandros successor, Duke Cosimo I. Domenico is followed by Francesco da Sangallo (1494- 1576), son of Giuliano, the founder of the dynasty of artists of his name, and celebrated as architect as well as sculptor. The sculptures of Francesco show nothing of the reserved conception, of the refined feeling of those of his father, who in the tombs of the Sassetti in S. Trinita has bequeathed to us two marble medallions of the giver of the commission, which in delicacy of execution might compete with medals. In his eight authentic medals and also in two others ascribed to him, Francesco is faithful to the same downright naturalistic manner, which thinks by violently obtruding itself to impose upon the beholder. The piece reproduced in Plate XXIX., 4, with the portraits of the artist and his wife, gives a characteristic example of his strong relief and of the anything but attractive conception peculiar 142 Plate XXIX
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