Medals: CM.7-1988

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Maker(s)

Maker: Caradosso (Cristoforo Foppa)
Ruler: Ludovico Maria Sforza (1494-1500)

Entities

Medals
Italy

Description

Cast bronze medal of Lodovico Maria Sforza (1451-1508), il Moro, seventh Duke of Milan, 1494-1500, for the taking of Genoa, 1488. By Cristoforo Caradosso Foppa (ca.1452-1526/27). Corpus no.654. From Sotheby auction, Renaissance Medals... 23 May 1988, lot 23.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1988-06-06) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1488

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.7-1988
Primary reference Number: 285178
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Audit data

Created: Monday 19 April 2021 Updated: Thursday 26 August 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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