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Louis XI, King of France (r. 1461-1483)

Louis XI, King of France (r. 1461-1483)

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Francesco Laurana

Artist
Francesco Laurana
(Italian, ca. 1420 - ca. 1502)
Title
Louis XI, King of France (r. 1461-1483)
Date
designed ca. 1465; cast 19th-20th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diam: 3 5/16 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Vernon and Sandra Hall
Accession No.
1973.124
Classification
Medals
Geography
Italy

Related

After 1947, sold by Vinchon (Paris, France) to 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]

  • Hill, George Francis. "A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance Before Cellini." London: British Museum, 1930. pl. 1; no. 65
  • Hall, Vernon. "Catalogue of the Vernon Hall Collection of European Medals." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1978. no. 68
  • Armand, Alfred. "Les médailleurs italiens des quinzième et seizième siècles." 2nd ed. 3 vols. Paris: E. Plon et Cie, 1883-1887. I: p. 41, I: no. 3

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