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    • Gioacchino Francesco Travani GIOACCHINO FRANCESCO TRAVANI GIOVANNI I CORNER (1551-1629) / FEDERICO CORNER (1579-1653)
      Oct. 31, 2023

      Gioacchino Francesco Travani GIOACCHINO FRANCESCO TRAVANI GIOVANNI I CORNER (1551-1629) / FEDERICO CORNER (1579-1653)

      Est: €800 - €1,600

      dia. 50 mm, gr. 58.7 Bibl. Voltolina n. 939 (see bimetallic note)

      Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
    • □ A BRONZE PORTRAIT MEDAL OF CARDINAL ALFONSO LITTA OF MILAN, GIOACCHINO FRANCESCO TRAVANI (ACTIVE 1634-1675), CIRCA 1675
      Nov. 25, 2021

      □ A BRONZE PORTRAIT MEDAL OF CARDINAL ALFONSO LITTA OF MILAN, GIOACCHINO FRANCESCO TRAVANI (ACTIVE 1634-1675), CIRCA 1675

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      A BRONZE PORTRAIT MEDAL OF CARDINAL ALFONSO LITTA OF MILAN, GIOACCHINO FRANCESCO TRAVANI (ACTIVE 1634-1675), CIRCA 1675 set in a shaped circular double sided bronze case with acanthus border, the ovolo rim interrupted by bunches of oak leaves, one bunch with branches forming a suspension loop, the reverse with a medal of a banner "SEMPER RECTUS" above a cube on a ledge, the case hinging open to reveal a dedicatory inscription on two scrolls, dated 1675, obverse signed on truncation 19 x 16.5cm Provenance: Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography* Alfonso Michele Litta (1608-1679) was an Italian nobleman and Cardinal, Archbishop of Milan from 1652 to 1679, who raised a militia of 900 armed clerics against the 1655 invasion of the Duchy of Milan by Thomas Francis of Savoy and was known for his defence of the church"s rights against lay administrations. For another in the same elaborate case, see the collection of Applied Arts at the Musei civici del Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Inv. No.0173. For a comparable medal for Pope Alexander VII, see the Victoria and Albert Museum, No. A.28-1977.

      Matthew Barton Ltd
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