Venetian School (16th century). Portrait Medal of Pietro Aretino (1492-1557).60.0 mm. 87.6 grams. Bronze. Armand II 153, 11; Attwood 407; Pollard 561; Kress 484a; Scher, S., "Veritas Odium Parit - Comments on a medal of Pietro Aretino", <em>The Medal</em> 14, 1989, p. 4, fig. 1. Bust left in coat and chain, DIVVS PETRVS ARETINVS within interior border / Truth gestures to a satyr and looks up at the clouds/gods while Victory crowns her from behind, VERITAS ODIVM PARIT around. Coin turn. An appealing early casting with superb dark color and bold detail. Lightly granular, very crisp among the legends, some scattered marks including on the portrait truncation. An important piece. A correspondent of Michelangelo and good friend of Titians, the sitter was a writer whose work was full of satire and coarseness; one admirer called him "the obscene profane poet."<p>From the Santini Collection of Renaissance Medals. Earlier from Morton & Edens Auction 109, November 2020, lot 22 (at £4,320).
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