HERALDRY IN THE SCHER COLLECTION OF COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS

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Bronze portrait medal of Sigismondo Malatesta in profile to the left
Bronze medal of a shield with an S, a helmet with drapery, with an elephant head above
14
Matteo de’ Pasti (1420–d. after 1467)
SIGISMONDO PANDOLFO MALATESTA (1417–1468)
Dated 1446
Copper alloy, cast; 42.6 mm
The Frick Collection; Gift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016 (2016.2.116)
 
Azure, the letter I entwined by the letter S within a bordure indented Or and sable.
 
Note: These arms are composed of the second and third quarters of the personal arms of Sigismondo. Quarters 1 and 4 are: Argent, three bends checky Or and gules. The entire shield is within a bordure indented Or and sable.
 

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Bronze portrait medal of Niccolo III d'Este in profile to the right, with a prominent double-chin
Bronze medal of the coat of arms of Niccolo III d’Este
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Amadio Amadei, called Amadio da Milano (act. 1437–82; d. ca. 1483)
NICCOLÒ III D’ESTE (1383–1441)
ca. 1441
Copper alloy, cast; 53.9 mm
The Frick Collection; Gift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016 (2016.2.124)
 
Quarterly 1 & 4 Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or a bordure indented gules and Or (Ferrara); 2 & 3 Azure, an eagle displayed argent armed and langued Or (d’Este).
 

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Bronze portrait medal of Giovanni II Bentivoglio wearing a round hat and armor in profile to the right
Bronze medal of a man wearing armor and a round hat, carrying a staff in his right hand, with a sword at his belt, on horseback, in profile to the left. Another man in armor on horseback is visible behind him
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Sperandio di Bartolommeo Savelli (ca. 1425/28–d. after 1504)
GIOVANNI II BENTIVOGLIO (1443–1508)
ca. 1485
Copper alloy, cast; 95.7 mm
The Frick Collection; Gift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016 (2016.2.118)
 
Per bend indented Or and gules.
 

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Silver portrait medal of Elizabeth, Duchess of Saxony wearing a dress with a high collar and ruff, a large necklace, an elaborate hairnet and a flat hat, in profile to the left
Silver medal of the coat of arms of Elizabeth, Duchess of Saxony
57
Antonio Abondio (1538–1591)
COUNTESS PALATINE ELISABETH VON SIMMERN–SPONHEIM (1540–1594)
Dated 1576
Silver, cast; 44.4 mm
Scher Collection
 
Quarterly 1 & 4 Sable, a lion rampant Or (Palatinate of the Rhine); 2 & 3 Fusilly in bend argent and azure (Bavaria) surtout an inescutcheon Barry of ten Or and sable, a crown of rue (crancelin) throughout bendwise vert (Saxony).
 
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right with hair to the nape of his neck
Obverse side of silver medal depicting a serpent eating a child
65
Unknown artist (Milan)
GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA, FIFTH DUKE OF MILAN (1444–1476)
ca. 1466–76
Silver, struck; 29 mm, 9.6 g (testone coin)
Scher Collection
 
Argent, a serpent azure devouring a child gules (Visconti, inherited by Sforza).
 
Square bronze medal of Giangiacomo Trivulzio, laureate, in armor, in profile to the right, with four coats of arms in the four corners
Square bronze medal with a Latin inscription
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Attributed to Cristoforo Foppa, called Caradosso (ca. 1452–1526/27)
GIAN GIACOMO TRIVULZIO (1441–1518)
Dated 1499
Copper alloy, cast; 45.6 × 46.6 mm
Scher Collection; Promised gift to The Frick Collection
 
Obverse:
 
Upper left: Paly Or and Vert (Trivulzio).
 
Upper right, a badge: A Sun (Ruota del Sole) charged on its disk with a Cross Paty throughout.
 
Lower left: Argent, a serpent azure devouring a child gules (Visconti, inherited by Sforza).
 
Lower right: Three torches (brands) in pale each carrying two buckets.
 
Bronze portrait medal of Guillaume d'Estouteville with a tonsure, in profile to the right
Bronze medal of the coat of arms of Guillaume d'Estouteville
74
Cristoforo di Geremia (ca. 1430–1476)
GUILLAUME D’ESTOUTEVILLE (ca. 1412–1483)
After 1461
Copper alloy, cast; 46.6 mm
The Frick Collection; Gift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016 (2016.2.134)
 
Quarterly 1 & 4 Barry argent and gules, a lion rampant Or; 2 & 3 Barry gules and argent surtout an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (France) surmounted by a baton in bend gules (d’Estouteville).
 

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Bronze portrait medal of Pietro Barbo with a tonsure, in profile to the left
Bronze medal of the coat of arms of Pietro Barbo
79
Roman School
PIETRO BARBO (1417–1471)
Dated 1455
Copper alloy, cast; 33 mm
Scher Collection; Promised gift to The Frick Collection
 
Azure, a lion rampant argent armed and langued gules overall a bend Or (Barbo).
 
Bronze medal depicting the pope in public consistory
Bronze medal depicting the last Judgment with Christ in glory, among Angels and Saints, above an altar flanked by the Virgin Mary, the Baptist, and resurrected dead
80
Emiliano Orfini da Foligno (act. 1461– 84)
POPE PAUL II (Pietro Barbo, b. 1417; r. 1464–71)
1466/67
Copper alloy, cast after original strike; 78.6 mm
Scher Collection; Promised gift to The Frick Collection
 
Azure, a lion rampant argent armed and langued gules overall a bend Or (Barbo).
 
Bronze portrait medal of Francesco Lomellini with drapery around his shoulders and a sharply pointed beard, in profile to the left; pearled border
Bronze medal depicting an anvil with an inscribed scroll before two picks and a coat of arms, set within a landscape of trees, a river, a town and mountains, with a radiating sun above
148
Ludovico Leoni (1542–1612)
FRANCESCO LOMELLINI (first half of 16th century)
ca. 1568
Copper alloy, cast; 68.7 mm
Scher Collection; Promised gift to The Frick Collection
 
Per fess gules and Or.