Title: Bronze Portrait Medallion Large Medal Marked Medallic Art C. NY
Shipping: $19.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 20th Century
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Origin: North America > United States
Condition: Museum Quality
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Item ID: 5274
This is a fantastic bronze portrait marked Medallic Art C. NY. Large medal with artist monogram and cast signature on recto marked Medallic Art C. NY. Bronze., 2-5/8"D. Condition: All with uneven patina and light wear. Art medallions are an ancient art form. artists started to acknowledge this form of sculpture as being a legitimate art form and not merely a craft as previously recognized.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_medallions
Art medallions are an ancient art form said to have been first introduced by the Romans chiefly to display portrait effigys of noted persons such as kings, queens and the like. Most art medallions were hand cast in bronze or similar metal alloys. These art medallions were not to be worn but rather decorative and slowly found their way into monetary coinage using a struck method of casting. The art form has continued until the 21st century.
Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (c.1395-1455?) is noted as the first artist to have brought the fine art of art medallions to the forefront of the visual arts and is noted as being arguably the greatest portrait medallist of the Renaissance era and presumably is unsurpassed in his work for his attention to great detail, precision and clarity.
