Auction 63 · Lot 417
BRONZE MEDAL OF ERCOLE I D’ESTE.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
French, 20th century
Description
Georges Liard Sr after Sperandio Savelli. Issued for Ercole I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara. Obverse: Divus Hercules Ferrariae Ac Mutinae Dux Secundus Invictissimus (”Divine Ercole, second duke of Ferrara and Modena, most invicible.”) Reverse: Opus Sperandei (”Work of Sperandio.”) Diam: 3.75 inches.
summary
In 1492, Ercole I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431-1505) invited the Jews expelled from Spain to settle in Ferrara.
Sperandio di Bartolommeo Savelli (1425-1504) was the son of Roman goldsmith, Bartolommeo di Sperandio Savelli. With forty-eight medals to his credit, he produced an impressive gallery of representations and evocative portraits that vividly capture the character and personality of Renaissance man.