Girolamo Savonarola

By 1934, Elkan;*after 1934, acquired by Vernon Hall (Madison, WI); 24 December 1973, gifted by Vernon and Sandra Hall (Madison, WI) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. *Although the object file does not contain any more identifying information of this possessor than the name Elkan, there is a possible connection to the sculptor and medallist, Benno Elkan.

• Hill, George Francis. "A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance Before Cellini." London: British Museum, 1930. pl. 180; no. 1082
• Hall, Vernon. "Catalogue of the Vernon Hall Collection of European Medals." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1978. no. 135
• Armand, Alfred. "Les médailleurs italiens des quinzième et seizième siècles." 2nd ed. 3 vols. Paris: E. Plon et Cie, 1883-1887. III: p. 169, III: no. 1

• Beyond Likeness: Mapping the Self: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/19/2016–4/3/2016

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• Vernon Hall Collection

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