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The Stack Collection Important Renaissance Medals & Plaquett
2009 | United Kingdom
Lot 19 | LEONE LEONI (c. 1509-1590) The Triumph of
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LEONE LEONI (c. 1509-1590) The Triumph of Gianettino Doria guided by Andrea Doria as Neptune, bronze plaquette, c. 1541, Gianettino, dressed in Roman armour and holding a trident, riding the waves in a sea-borne chariot pulled by two sea-horses and attended by two sea-monsters; to his right is Andrea, nude, as Neptune, standing in a similar chariot pulled by two sea-horses and attended by two more; in the turbulent sea are tritons and a nereid; in the sky above are clouds, a flock of birds and a rainbow; with an inscription in upper left field: ANDR PATRIS AVSPITIIS ET PROPRIO LABORE (Under the auspices of his father and by his own efforts), 89.3mm x 76mm (Molinier 352; Bange 929; Kress 75; Maclagan pp. 71-72, 267-1864 and A484-1910, pl. XIV; Pollard, 'The Plaquette Collections in the British Museum', StHist 22, p. 240, 162; Attwood p. 86, fig. 20), an extremely fine contemporary cast with light brown patina, possibly the finest known example with exceptional clarity of detail
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