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Record 1 1985-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Numismatics
CONT

Pisanello. ... He was also pre-eminent in the art of portrait medals, beginning with the famous medallion of John VIII Palaelogus (c. 1438). ... The portrait medal was a conscious revival of the ancient Roman practice, which had begun a little before Pisanello's time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Numismatique
OBS

Effigie. Spécialt. Représentation du visage (d'une personne, sur une monnaie, une médaille). (...) L'effigie représente généralement le visage de profil.

CONT

(...) monnaie, médaille à l'effigie d'un souverain.

Spanish

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